A Memorial Service for Susan King Watson, 70, of Demorest, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel with Dr. Bryan Cribb, Dr. Tom Mewborn and the Rev. Tom Turner officiating.
Susan passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 14, 2021, after suffering heart failure.
Born April 9, 1951, in Habersham County, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Lee King and Helen Thomason King. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters Sylvia King Bowen and Louise King Williams.
Mrs. Watson was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church, Anderson, SC, where her husband serves a Minister of Music. She is a former member of Demorest Baptist Church. She graduated South Habersham High School, Class of 1969, and attended Piedmont College. She was a dedicated Christian wife who served faithfully with her husband in churches in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. She will always be remembered for her compassionate heart, fun-loving spirit, and her love for her Savior. She lived with her family in Anderson, SC for 31 years before returning with her husband to Demorest in 2006. Susan was a proud mother and grandmother whose greatest joy was her daughters and granddaughters, whom she loved with all her heart. Susan had a passion for traveling, and for over 15 years she and her husband operated Bobby's Discovery Tours, which later became Daniel's Discovery Tours. She also loved her flowers, and during the summer, almost daily, would post the newest bloom on Instagram for her daughter and granddaughters to see.
Susan is survived by her husband of 49 years, Robert W. (Bobby) Watson, Jr.; daughter, April Dawn Watson of Erwin, Tennessee; daugher Robin Watson Moser and son-in-law, Jason; granddaughters Hannah Susan and Ainsley Helen Moser of Fairfax Station, Virginia. She is also survived by her sister Judy King Wyke, and brother-in-law, Bill of North Carolina; brother Ernest Lee King, Jr. and sister-in-law, Dot of Hartwell, Georgia; and brothers-in-law, Howard Williams and Bill Bowen. She is also survived by nieces Sheila and Shannon Williams, and Beth Bowen Grimes; and nephews Dean and Ben Bowen, Judd Wyke, and John and Andrew King.
The family will receive friends on Saturday prior to the service from 1 p.m. until 2:45 p.m.
In lieu of flowers the family suggest a donation in Susan's memory to New Prospect Baptist Church, 2503 Whitehall Road, Anderson, SC 29625, or Demorest Baptist Church 755 Central Ave., Demorest, GA 30535.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Homes and Crematory, North Chapel,