Margaret Reid Watkins

Margaret Reid Watkins died Sunday, September 9, 2007. Born November 10, 1948, she grew up in Clarksville and was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret C. and John A. Watkins. She is survived by her sister, Patricia Watkins Parker; two aunts, Dorothy Crews Powell and Charlotte Watkins Cooper; two nieces and their husband, Jennifer and Ernie Hux and Allison and Michael Starr; one great niece, Rachel Hux and two great nephews, Benjamin Hux and Adam Starr. Reid had struggled for four years with Pick?s disease, similar to Alzheimer?s. She was a teacher for many years in the City of Richmond at Kennedy High School and at Western Branch Middle School in Chesapeake, VA. A graduate of Meredith College in Raleigh, NC, she received a Masters Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at 4:00 PM in Oakhurst Cemetery in Clarksville. Attendees are invited to meet at the Lamplighter Restaurant in Clarksville at 1:30 PM for a luncheon prior to the funeral service. Following the luncheon, a processional will form at Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home on Virginia Avenue in Clarksville at 3:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer?s Association, 4600 Cox Road, Suite 130, Glenn Allen, VA. 23060.