Obituary for Scotty Len Watson

Funeral services for Scotty Watson, 51, of Portales, will be at 4:30 PM, Wed., Feb. 6, 2019 in the Dora Gymnasium with Will Spina officiating, assisted by Floyd Hancock, Jr. Burial will follow in the Causey Cemetery with the Portales Fire Department Honor Guard acting as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Terry Don Watson, Billy Joe Watson, Carry Jae Watson, Koddy Del Watson, Tyler Watson, Terral Watson, Trinity Watson and Skylar Mullins.


Scotty Len Watson was born Jan. 23, 1968 in Clovis to the home of Sabra (Terrell) and C. V. Watson, Jr. and died Jan. 31, 2019 in Lubbock, TX. Scotty was a 1986 graduate of Dora High School. He went on to attend New Mexico State University for a year, and earned an Associates degree from the Roswell campus of E.N.M.U. On Sept. 17, 1992 in Portales, he was married to “Sam” Meeks. For several years he worked at various jobs including ranch work, dairy work, and truck driving. In 2003 he moved his family back to Roosevelt county, and in 2005 he joined the Dora and Portales Fire Departments. Scotty earned his EMT in Clovis. He loved helping people, and fire fighting and ambulance work were a perfect fit. In recent years he began teaching EMS and fire fighting. On his private time he valued time with his family, and enjoyed riding and roping with his sons. He was a member of the Third and Kilgore Church of Christ.


He is survived by his wife, Sam of their home; four sons and a daughter-in-law, Tyler and Audrey Watson, Terral Watson, Trinity Watson and Skylar Mullins all of Portales; a daughter, Tanessa Watson of Clovis; a grandson, Elliot James Watson; his parents, Sabra and C. V. Watson, Jr. of Rogers; grandparents, Evelyn Berry of Roswell, NM and J. D. Terrell of Causey; and four brothers, Terry Don Watson of Portales, Billy Joe Watson of Causey, Carry Jae Watson of Pep and Koddy Del Watson of Causey. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Bessie and Vernon Watson and his oldest brother, Rusty Lee who died at birth.

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