Eva Lee Watson, age 89, of McIntosh Hollow in Ravenna, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Irvine Nursing & Rehabilitation Center following a short illness. She was born September 5, 1934, in Estill County and was the daughter of the late Ottie and Ethel Baber McIntosh. She had worked at Hankins Container and retired from the International Paper Company. She was a member of the Temple Baptist Church in Ohio and the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Irvine. She enjoyed her family, gardening, canning, knitting, crocheting, traveling, and game spinners. She had lived in Estill County most of her life. She is survived by:
Her husband of 69 years: Rowland Eugene Watson
2 sons: Darrell Watson - Ravenna
David Watson - Franklin, OH
4 sisters: Mary Wylie - Ravenna
Mamie Harshman - Ohio
Anna Thatcher - Ohio
Melba Johnson - Tennessee
4 brothers: Donald McIntosh - Ravenna
Pleas McIntosh - Ravenna
Jack McIntosh - Richmond
Lennie McIntosh - Ohio
1 grandchild: Michael Watson
2 great grandchildren: Andrew and Chloe
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 6 siblings: Milford McIntosh, Glendon McIntosh, Gene McIntosh, Bill McIntosh, Helen Frye, and Elzie McIntosh.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 13, 11 AM at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Scott Rogers officiating. Burial will be at the McIntosh Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 12, from 6 to 9 PM.
Pallbearers: Michael Pleas McIntosh, Joe Martino, Brian Gearhart, Donald Paul McIntosh, Michael Fry, and Michael Watson
