Graveside services for Mary Lou Goodwin Watson, will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Forest Park West Cemetery. Dr. Chuck McInturf will officiate. Family and friends may visit Tuesday, November 23, 2020, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside Chapel. During this time of virus pandemic, attendees will be required to wear masks and practice physical distancing.
Mary, was the daughter of Daniel H. Goodwin, Sr. and Adelia Nelson Goodwin, was born April 27, 1930 in Alto, LA. She passed away November 21, 2020 in Shreveport, LA. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 26 years, Archie William Watson, Sr; brother, Daniel H Goodwin, Jr.; grandson, Christopher Chad Hoskins.
Mary retired from the Caddo Parish School System after working many years as a bus driver. She was a member of Woodridge Baptist Church, Shreveport, LA.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Gwendolyn Pollock (Vee), Jacquelyn Watson, Archie W. Watson, Jr. (Marsha), Melanie Watson and Sheri Jeter (Gary); sister, Nell Goodwin (Cecil); nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.