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Carl Winfred Watts, 92, of North Bend, died Saturday, July 19, 2014, in North Bend.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, July 25, at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in Blair. Interment will be in the Blair Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Carl Winfred Watts was born Nov. 25, 1921, to Pleasant Hopkins and Callie Mae (Amos) Watts on a farmstead near Burchard.

He graduated from Blair High School in 1939.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from August 1940 to November 1945. He had a variety of jobs from technical sergeant aircraft mechanic to eventually a second lieutenant flight engineer instructor for the B-24 bomber. After his honorable discharge from active duty, Mr. Watts moved to Blair and started his career in construction, first as an independent contractor and then later went to work for Hagan and Son Construction Company in Omaha, where he worked for many years. Through the course of his career, he worked on numerous apartments, warehouses, churches and anything else that required the skills of a professional brick mason.

He was a member of the Bricklayer’s Union Local 1 of Omaha for more than 65 years. He continued to work with concrete until almost the day he passed.

He spent his retirement years enjoying gardening and building anything he could think of.

Mr. Watts was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Blair for more than 50 years.

He is survived by a daughter, Linda Miller of Goose Creek, S.C.; son Dan (Connie) Watts of North Bend; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and sister Lilly Roerick of Blair.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Donnie Merle (Roberts) Watts; son James Steven Watts; and special companion Rachel Epperson.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Disabled American Veterans.

#2 Omaha World Herald July 25,2014

Age 92

Watts - Carl - North Bend, NE. Died July 19, 2014, in North Bend. Carl is survived by a daughter, Linda Miller of Goose Creek, SC; son, Dan Watts (Connie) of North Bend; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; sister, Lilly Roerick of Blair, NE. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Donnie Merle (Roberts) Watts; son, James Steven Watts; and special companion, Rachel Epperson.

FUNERAL SERVICES will be held at 10am, Friday, July 25, 2014 at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair. Burial to follow funeral services at the Blair Cemetery. VISITATION with the family present will be held Thursday from 5-7pm at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Disabled American Veterans.

CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME 444 S. 17th Blair, NE 402-426-2191

#3 Funeral leaflet

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In Loving Memory of Carl Winfred Watts

Born November 25, 1921 Burchard, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest July 20, 2014 North Bend, Nebraska.

Age 92 years, 7 months, 25 days

Funeral Service 10 am Friday, July 25, 2014 Campbell Aman Funeral Home, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Rev. Michael McGregor.

Pallbearers: Loving Grandchildren

Interment: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

Following the committal service, please join the family for a luncheon at First United Methodist Church, 1656 Colfax Street

Memorials are suggested to Disabled American Veterans.

~~~Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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