The Birmingham News
Wednesday, August 30, 1972
Pg 75
Mrs. Leona Watson, 79, of 1621 Berkley Ave, Bessemer, died Monday. An Alabama native, Mrs. Watson lived in Bessemer more than 50 years. She was a member of Bessemer First Baptist Church and Larkspur Garden Club. Funeral was today at Brown Service Bessemer with burial in Cedar Hill. Survivors include two sons, Charles T. and Fred G. Watson, both of Bessemer; two daughters, Mrs. J. L. Hurst, Panama City, Fla, and Mrs. James Molleson, Homewood; and three sisters, Mrs. Otis Glass, Mrs. Otis McCombs and Mrs. Clarence Hawkins, and a brother, Herbert Gray, all of Pinson. (obit has photo)