Memorial Services honoring her life will be 12:30 Friday, November 15, 2019, Grace Church of Tallahassee at 731 North Gadsden Street with Rev. Rod Bunton officiating.
May was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on November 5, 1925 to Henry Elliot Watson, Jr. and May Hardy Watson. She moved to Miami Beach, FL in 1961 and then to the Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale area where she raised her three children and cared for her parents until their death. She moved to Tallahassee, FL, in 1997 to live with her daughter. May was a great seamstress but always wanted to learn to quilt. She became a member of the Quilters Guild and one of the Cracker Jack Quilters. As a result she became an avid quilter. She enjoyed traveling with her children, and was blessed to complete her bucket list in her later years. She had an amazing outlook on life, and never left anything unsaid.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Henry E. Watson Jr. and May Watson; and brothers, Henry E. Watson, III and Donald Clayton Watson.
May is survived by her sister Marlene L. Shepard and her beloved children, Karen L. Bedgood (Paul), Diane L. Donahue, and Thomas J. Donahue (Sandra); grandchildren, Paul K. Bedgood (Lourdes) and Bryan C. Bedgood (Lesley); great-grandchildren, Zach Bedgood (Carly) Brittany M. Bedgood, Megan A. Bedgood, Ryan C. Bedgood (Katlyn), Ashley Bedgood, Logan K. Bedgood, and great-great-grandchildren, Gibson Bedgood, Calem Bedgood and a little girl on the way named Emersyn. We could not omit her daughter from God Annie S. Roderick and her family who have been an integral part of “Mom May’s” life.
She has numerous nieces and nephews who love her and have visited her over the last years of her life.
In lieu of flowers, gifts may be sent to Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32308; Grace Church of Tallahassee’s building fund, 731 N. Gadsden Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32303; Courage Through Cancer PO Box 4067, Tallahassee, FL 32315.
