Danny Warren Watson of Purcell, Oklahoma, was born January 24, 1948, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Joe Warren Watson and Helen Louise (Blair) Watson. He passed away Friday, July 30, 2021 in Purcell, Oklahoma, at the age of 73 years.
Danny was a 1966 graduate of Perry High School and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University. He married Deena Norton on July 1, 1972, in County Line, Oklahoma. They lived in Pauls Valley before moving to Purcell 10 years ago. Danny worked at Farm Credit as a Branch Manager, President, and Regional Vice-President before retiring in 2006. He loved his family and teaching the grandchildren to take pride in themselves. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and being outdoors. He found great joy in cooking for his family. Danny was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lexington. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Survivors include his wife, Deena Watson, of the home in Purcell; son, Jeremy Watson and wife, Amy, of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma and daughter, Stepheni Newton and husband, Jonathan, of Breckenridge, Texas; brothers, Tony Watson and wife, Renee, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Dudley Watson and wife, Linda, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma; brothers-in-law, Joe Norton of Duncan, Oklahoma and Stephen Norton and wife, Sonia, of Duncan; grandchildren, Rhett Watson, Sophie Watson, Chandler David, Claire David, Cameron David, Carstens Newton, and Curry Newton and numerous nieces and nephews; and his golden child, Pippy the dog.
Danny was preceded in death by his parents and sister-in-law, Jennifer Norton.
Funeral services were held August 5, 2021, at the First Baptist Church, Lexington, with Bro. Rusty Canoy and Mike Savage officiating. A family burial followed in the Velma Cemetery under the direction of John W. Williams of Winans Funeral Home, Maysville, Oklahoma. Words of comfort may be sent to the family at www.winansfuneralhome.com.
