Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

W. I. Watts dies at Glidden, Iowa. It was learned late Tuesday afternoon of the passing of W. I. Watts, and his home in Glidden, Iowa. Mr. Watts a former resident of this community is a father of W. Ebert Watts and Guy Watts also of Alta. Tentative arrangements for funeral services have been made for the Friday, Dec. 16, at 1:00 of Farber Ottoman funeral home at Sac City. Burial will be made in the Cemetery on the east edges of Storm Lake. The sympathy of the community is extended to both Ebert and Guy Watts and their families in their bereavement. The Guy Watts and Ebert Watts families of Alta were saddened to receive the word that W. I. Watts of Glidden had died very suddenly Tuesday evening at his farm home. He had returned to the house after doing some chores and drop dead. Mr. and Mrs. Watts former resident of the Alta area, leaving about 1934. He was born and raised in the Early community. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Guy and Ebert Watts and two daughters, Jeanette Watts and Mrs. Charles Gregg, Edith, both of Chicago, and numerous other relatives. Funeral services will be held from the Farber Ottoman funeral home, Sac City and Friday at 1 PM burial to be in Strom Lake.

Walter Irvan Watts was born at Dyersville, Iowa, May 13,1884. to Walter and Eliza J. Whiting Watts. He passed away Tuesday evening Dec. 13,1960, of a heart attack, at the age of 76 years and 7 months. he spent most of his early life in the Early, Iowa community. He engaged in farming and dealt in livestock up until the time of his death. He married Nettie Perrott in September 1905. To this union were born four children: Ebert, Edith, Guy and Jeanette. He was preceded death by his first wife, and his sister, Eva. In in 1946 he married Hester A. Buihner, a loving wife with whom he spent his sunset years. He was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. He loved and served his church in all its activities. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife Hester, is four children, five grandsons, to great grandsons, and one nephew, Fay A. Jackson. Funeral services were conducted at the Farber and Ottoman funeral home in Sac City. Interment was in the Storm Lake Cemetery. This information was published by the Alta Advertiser, Dec. 22, 1960.

Walter married Perrott, Nettie Florence on 6 Sep 1905 in Early, Sac, Iowa, USA. Nettie (daughter of Perrott, Guy Gabriel and Counsell, Jennie M) was born on 16 Feb 1880 in Delaware Township, Sac, Iowa, USA; died on 28 May 1945 in Sac City, Sac, Iowa, USA; was buried on 1 Jun 1945 in Storm Lake Cemetery, Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Watts, Walter Elbert was born on 4 Mar 1909 in Boyer Valley Township, Sac, Iowa, USA; died on 13 Apr 1983 in Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA; was buried in Apr 1983 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA.
2. Watts, Edith Meriam was born on 10 Aug 1910 in Boyer Valley Township, Sac, Iowa, USA; died on 26 Oct 1984 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA; was buried in Nov 1984 in Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, USA.
3. Watts, Guy Burdette was born on 3 Mar 1913 in Delaware Township, Sac, Iowa, USA; died on 20 Sep 1999 in Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA; was buried in Sep 1999 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA.
4. Watts, Elsie Jeanette was born on 20 Feb 1918 in Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA; died on 1 Jul 1995 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA; was buried in Jul 1995 in Storm Lake Cemetery, Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA.
5. Watts, N.N. was born on 7 Nov 1906 in Early, Sac, Iowa, USA; died on 7 Nov 1906 in Early, Sac, Iowa, USA; was buried in Nov 1906 in Early Union Cemetery, Early, Sac, Iowa, USA.

Walter married Whiting, Eliza in UNKNOWN. Eliza was born in 1858; died in 1923 in Sac, Iowa, USA; was buried in 1923 in Early Union Cemetery, Early, Sac, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]