This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Watters, Thornberry, Byfield, Stong, Williams, McDonald, Brooks Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/1056.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Kat...here's the dct's, also I have copies of the obituaries. If you can send me your mailing address privately to Sto4us@aol.com I'll be happy to drop them in the mail...Alma Death Certificate transcription, Merced County. Book 48, page 232 John Griffin Watters Death date: July 16, 1981 Time: 1330 Age: 88 yrs Sex: Male Color/Race: Caucasian Marital status: Married Occupation: Retired SS# 448-07-3823 Citizen of what country: USA Birthdate: Jan 1, 1893 Birthplace: KTY Name of spouse: Grace Stong Name and birthplace of Mother: Minnie Thornberry, Ukn, Name and birthplace of Father: John Wm. Watters, Kty. Usual residence: 936 East Alexander Ave., Merced Place of death: Mercy Hospital, 2740 M. St., Merced Burial date: July 20, 1981 Burial place: Evergreen Memorial Park, Merced Funeral director: Evans Merced Funeral Chapel, Merced Informant: Mrs. Grace Watters (wife) 936 E. Alexander Ave., Merced Cause of death: A. Acute Cardiac Failure, MI. B. Urinary Retention - Acute C. ? unreadable Addison R. Udall M.D., Merced, CA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Death Certificate transcription, Merced County. Book 71, page 826 Grace Watters Death date: March 2, 1989 Time: 0950 Age: 95 yrs Sex: Female Color/Race: Caucasian Marital status: Widowed Occupation: Homemaker, Self X 75 yrs SS# 554-28-1502 Number of years in County: 44 yrs Birthdate: March 7, 1893 Birthplace: Kansas Education: 14 yrs Name and birthplace of Mother: Sara Elmina Byfield, KS Name and birthplace of Father: George Stong, Iowa Usual residence: 932 1/2 East Alexander Ave., Merced Place of death: La Sierra Convalescent Hospital, Merced Burial date: March 4, 1989 Place of burial: Evergreen Memorial Park, Merced Funeral director: Stratford Evans Merced Funeral Chapel, Merced Informant: Margie Williams (daug) 932 1/2 E. Alexander Ave., Merced Cause of death: Cerbrovasular Accident x 1 yr Aspiration Pneumonia x 1 day Arteriosclerosis x 10 yrs Satnam S. Uppal M.D., Merced ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Death Certificate transcription, Merced County. Book 50, page 117 Edmond Ray Watters Death date: June 19, 1982 Time: 2000 Age: 68 yrs Sex: Male Color/Race: Caucasian Marital status: Never married Occupation: Retired SS# 524-12-0739 Birthdate: May 3, 1914 Birthplace: OK Name and birthplace of Mother: Grace Stong, KS Name and birthplace of Father: John G. Watters, Kty Usual residence: 936 E. Alexander Ave., Merced Place of death: Mercy Hospital, 2740 M. St., Merced Burial date: June 22, 1982 Burial place: Evergreen Memorial Park, Merced Funeral director: Stratford Evans Merced Chapel, Merced Informant: Grace Watters (mother) 936 E. Alexander Ave., Merced Cause of death: Pulmonary edema x 4 days Sepsis x 20 days ? x 20 days Other: Acute renal failure Dr. I.S. Grewal M.D. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Merced Sun-Star, July 17, 1981 John Watters survivors: wife Grace Watters, three sons; Edmond Ray Watters of Merced, John G. Watters Jr. of Livingston, and Marion Watters of Lancaster; two daughters, Margie Williams of Merced, and Marcella Grace McDonald of Palmdale. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Merced Sun-Star, March 3, 1989 Grace Watters survivors: son, John G. Watters Jr. of Livingston; two daughters, Margie Williams of Merced and Marcella Grace McDonald of Palmdale; a sister, Dolly Brooks of Enid, Okla. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Watters, John G 956 4th St, Livingston, CA 95334-1217 (209)394-2534