Dorothy B. Roberts Watson

June 14, 1930 - Aug. 14, 2022

Funeral services for Dorothy B. Roberts Watson, 92, of Bude, will be held at Resthaven Gardens of Memory in Baton Rouge, La., on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.

Visitation will be held from noon until the service at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Keith Smith officiating.

Mrs. Watson, affectionately known as “Miss Dot,” was born to Jesse B. Berryman Sr., and Nola Holcomb Berryman in Monroe County on June 14, 1930, and passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, at The Claiborne at McComb Nursing Home.

Survivors include her husband, Raymond T. Watson of Bude; her daughter, Beverly E. Nichols (Noel) of Amory; her son, John L. Roberts Sr. (Sarah) of Denham Springs, La.; her brother, Jesse B. Berryman Jr. (Guilene) of Nettleton; her step-daughters, Wendy Watson Aymond (Jay) and Tuesday Watson Gray (Darren); four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her former husband, Leonard E. Roberts; and her grandparents, Robert Wesley Holcomb and Frances Parilee Cooper Holcomb.

Dot retired from the State of Louisiana Department of Labor and was a member of Meadville Baptist Church. She loved to read, travel abroad, tend to her flowers and spend time with her family.

Pallbearers will be John Roberts Jr., Clint Roberts, Darren Gray, John Gray, Darrell Prejean and Tyler Scott.

Flowers can be sent to the funeral home or donations can be made to Alzheimer’s Association at P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-60111.

The family wishes to thank the counselors, clergy and staff at The Claiborne for their kindness and care during this past year.