Haile Watson

Haile O. "Pete" Watson

Sep/21/1928 - Jun/04/2010

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Obituary of Haile O. Watson

LUGOFF - Funeral service for Haile Otto “Pete” Watson, 81, will be held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home with burial to follow in Gettys Cemetery. Rev. Fran Bragan will officiate. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Lake Wateree Presbyterian Church or Rowan Presbyterian Church. Mr. Watson died Friday, June 4, 2010. Born in Roanoke, V.A., he was a son of the late Haile O. Watson and Epsie Baldwin Vale. A graduate of Farmville High School in Farmville, Va., he attended UNC Chapel Hill. He was former owner of Green Hills Golf Course in Lugoff. He was a member of Lake Wateree Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Eloise Parker Gettys Watson; son, Butch Watson (Lynda) of Lugoff; daughters, Mary “Boo” Hallman (John) of Williamston, S.C., Sarah Oliver (Richard) of Lugoff, Lisa Edwards (Mark) of Lugoff, and Abby Chesnutt (David) of Rock Hill, S.C.; brothers, David Lee Watson of Midlothian, Va.., Richard Watson of Panama City, Fla., and Wally Vale of Charleston, S.C.; sister, Leona Gowens of Lilburn, Ga.; 13 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by 3 brothers; and 3 sisters.

Funeral Service

6/7/2010, 2:00 PM, Powers Funeral Home

Visitation

6/7/2010, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Powers Funeral Home