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Gene
Watson
& Glenneth Dossey 1950s
Ft. Worth, Texas  Gene and Glenneth Watson  Gene was born August 27, 1914 in Whitesboro, Texas, son of Hannie and Lola Siebert Watson of Whitesboro, who are buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro. Gene was preceded in death by one sister, Leola, who was born in 1910 and passed away in 1913, and by one brother, Van Watson, who was born in 1905 and passed away in 1999. Both are buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro. Glenneth was born May 9, 1918, at Basin Springs, daughter of Grover Cleveland Dossey and Alice Tharp Dossy of Sadler, who are buried in the Basin Springs Cemetery. Glenneth was preceded in death by three brothers: James Alton Dossey passed away July 15, 1988, and is buried in West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Texas; Wayne Dossey, who was born June 6, 1923, and who passed away Novemeber 24, 1994; and G.C. Dossey, Jr, who was born in 1926 and passed away in 1927, are buried in the Basin Springs Cemetery. A sister, Lois Dossey Upchurch, lives in Hugo Oklahoma. Gene Watson and Glenneth Dossey were married in 1935 in Oklahoma. They had eight children:
 Gene with the six older children California Gene and Glenneth were active in the
Christian Church all their married life. Gene was a residential construction
contractor for most of his life, but before
that, during World War II, he worked in a bomber
manufacturing plant in California and for Globe
Aircraft Manufactuing in Pascagoula,
Mississippi.
Gene with friends at an
Archery Tournament at Iowa Park, Texas
Gene loved music, and played in a band with his father and his brother, Van, for many years. He loved sports and was active in minor league baseball.
Gene loved archery and hunting,
competing in many archery tournaments and going
on many hunting trips with his sons. Gene also
loved gardening and became quite expert at
growing strawberries.
Glenneth at Lake Leon in
Eastland County in 1988/89 Glenneth
was
a wonderful homemaker, mother and grandmother.
She loved quilting and cooking. Every
granchild received a handmade quilt for high
school graduation. She also loved sports, and
as a young girl, she played on her school's
basketball team.
vs 1960s
In 1964, Gene and
Glenneth moved to Oxon Hill, Maryland, where
he continued construction work. In the late
1980's, they moved back to Texas. They
located in Eastland, Texas, where their
daughter Peggy lived, for about a year, and
then they moved to Baird, Texas, where their
son Robert lived. Glenneth's health problems
required nursing home care until her death
in 1991. Gene lived in Baird after that
until his death in 1998. Their youngest son, Donald Lee, passed away April 8, 1998, from Lou Gerig's disease. Their oldest son, Eddie, passed away January 1, 2007, and is buried in the family plot in Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro. Abliene, Texas  Back Row
(L-R): Robert , Dutch, Travis
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