Wednesday, November 4, 2020 12:55 pm

Mr. Robert Earl "Bob" Watts, 76, of Bostic, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2020.

He was the son of the late Jay Earlis Watts and Doris Irene Crowe Watts.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Billy Wayne Watts and Jerry Douglas Watts.

Robert served as a Senior Airman in the Air Force, where he received a Vietnam Service Medal and a National Defense Service medal.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia Dianne Watts; his son, Robert Earl "Bobby" Watts II; his brother, Ronnie Lee Watts and his wife Debbie; and his sister, Donna Kay Watts, all of Bostic; 2 sisters-in-law, Betty Jean Watts of Gadsden, AL, and Jackie Lynn Cole and her husband Hugh, of Bostic; a brother-in-law, Ronnie Mack Reid and his wife Pat, of Sanford.

A Private Graveside Service was held at the First Baptist Church of Bostic Cemetery. The Rutherford County Honor Guard provided Military Rites.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.