June E.(Erskine) Watkins
June E. (Erskine) Watkins, age 88, of California, Pa., died Saturday, October 15, 2005. She was born June 22, 1917, the daughter of John Erskine and Annie (Yates) Erskine.
Mrs. Watkins was a member of Coal Center Presbyterian Church and its Ladies Aide Society. She was also a member of the A.A.U.W. (American Association of University Women) California branch.
A retired schoolteacher, Mrs. Watkins taught English for the Ringgold School District.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William R. Watkins, who died in 1976, a brother, John Erskine, a sister, Ruth Erskine, and her parents.
Left to cherish her memory are: a son, William R. Watkins Jr. (and wife Helen) of Darnestown, Maryland; a daughter, Jane Watkins Clements of California, Pa.; three grandchildren: Danielle Clements, Jonathan Watkins (and wife Beth) and Elizabeth Watkins; and a brother, William “Don” Erskine of Leesburg, Florida.
Friends will be received in the MARISCOTTI FUNERAL HOME INC., Anthony N. Mariscotti, Supervisor, 323 Fourth Street, California, Pa., on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, October 19, until 11 a.m., the hour of Service with Mr. Harry Langley officiating.
Interment will follow in Howe Cemetery, Long Branch, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Coal Center Presbyterian Church, Post Office Box 181, Coal Center, PA 15423 or the California Public Library, corner of Wood and Water streets, California, PA 15419.