Norma Watkins

Norma Jean went to be with the Lord on May 2, 2012. She was born in Navarro County on September 10, 1925 to Otis Warner and Rachael Bell Farmer. Norma Jean attended Emhouse schools where she met her sweetheart, Dewey Carmack Watkins. On January 14, 1944, they began what would turn into a 68 year marriage. Norma’s family always enjoyed her and Carmack’s fond memories of Mr. Bill Watkins taking them into town by horse and wagon on a muddy, cold January day to be married and then being dropped off at the local Boarding House for their honeymoon. They started and raised their family in Corsicana. Norma was a giving mother that also worked at Adams Hat Factory for a few years as well as being a board certified teaching cosmetologist. She always looked forward to spending the hot Texas summers caring for her children along with helping to raise her her brothers, Johnny, Jimmy, and Charlie Farmer and her nieces, Lynda and Vicki Farmer. Norma enjoyed sewing, shopping, and traveling with her husband all over the world on exotic big game hunts. While cooking was not at the top of her favorite things to do, she loved to receive accolades from her grandchildren when she would make sweet treats for them. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church for many years and worked serving others in the kitchen as well as Vacation Bible School. She is preceded in death by her parents and brother, Randy Farmer. She is survived by husband, Carmack Watkins and their three children, Ronald Watkins and wife Barbara, Janice Watkins King, and Jerry Watkins and wife Kay. Norma was blessed with eight grandchildren; Scott Watkins and wife Jeri, Brett Watkins and partner Nick, Brandye West and husband Tom, Keri Wright and husband Kyle, Kory King, Jason Walsh, and Ashley and Lane Watkins. She was delighted when great grandchildren started arriving and was blessed with six of them; McKenna and Caleb Watkins and Kathren, Magdalen, Lilliann, and Gwendalen Wright. Visitation will be Friday, May 4th at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. Services will be at Northside Baptist Church on Saturday, May 5th at 1:00 p.m. Pallbearers will be Scott Watkins, Kory King, Kyle Wright, Jason Walsh, Tom West and Lewis Palos. Honorary Pallbearers will be grandson, Brett Watkins and brothers, John Farmer, Jim Farmer, Charlie Farmer. If it is your wish, memorial donations may be directed to Black Hills Cemetery Association or Northside Baptist Church.

Norma Watkins

September 10, 1925 - May 2, 2012