Betty Louise Watkins, age 96 of Winder, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017. She was a member of Carter Hill Christian Church. Betty retired from Carwood Manufacturing as a seamstress after 43 years of service. She loved all of her friends and activities at the Winder Senior Center. Betty is preceded in death by her parents, Young and Lucy Fuller McDaniel; her husband, Herschel Watkins; a brother, Roy McDaniel; a sister, Florene “Bunk” Baggett and two great-grandchildren. She is survived by a son, Phillip Watkins (Tina Smith) of Bethlehem; two daughters, Mary Blake (Steve) of Winder and Nancy Mickler (Ron) of Hastings, FL; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A Memorial service will be held at 2PM Thursday, October 26, 2017 in the chapel of Smith Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 12pm until funeral hour.
