Florence Ruth Reed Watson

Florence Ruth Reed Watson

LAYTON a€" Florence Ruth Reed Watson our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, was called home to our Heavenly Father, Tuesday, February 26, 2013.

She was born May 14, 1932 in Woodruff, Utah the daughter of Jesse J. and Georgia Golliher Reed.

Florence married Ferril Jones, and they were later divorced. She married Albert B. Watson on July 22, 1964 in Clinton, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple.

She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held many callings including a stake mission and an employment service mission with her husband.

Florence was a member of the Daughter of the Utah Pioneers. She loved needlework, was a beautiful seamstress, and used these talents to bless the lives of her family and others. She was an avid reader and loved to learn. She loved spending time with all of her family, and they were the love of her life.

Surviving are her husband Albert, son, Neil (Stephanie), Layton; five daughters, Jennifer Jones, Syracuse; Teresa (Kelly) Howell, Layton; Alicia (David) Olsen, Mantua; Kathy Wheatley, Perry; Carol (Ken) Porter, St. George; 25 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, two brothers, Jay (Beverly) Reed, Rock Springs, WY; and Lloyd (Dora) Reed, Evanston, WY.

Preceded in death by her parents, step-daughter, Linda Williams, sister, Arlene Maass, two brothers, Windsor and James Reed.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 1 p.m. at the Fairfield Chapel, 380 South Fairfield Road, Layton. Friends may visit family Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist''s Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Road and Saturday from 11:45 to 12:45 p.m. at the church.

Interment, Lindquist''s Memorial Park at Layton, 1867 No. Fairfield Road.