James White Watkins James White Watkins, 89, of Dowling Park, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2003, in Dowling Park. Born November 23, 1913, in Mendota, Ill., he was the son of Roger and Grace White Watkins. He lived most of his life in Aurora. He lived in Bokelia before moving to Dowling Park in 1983. He graduated from Aurora College and played football for the Spartans. He was vice-president of Strathmore Company in Aurora and president and owner of Aero-Products in St. Charles, Ill. As a pilot, he owned a plane and used it for business trips for his company. He loved the outdoors, fishing and hunting, as well as, photography, art and lapidary and was a huge Chicago Cubs Fan. Mr. Watkins was in the Coast Guard during WW II and was a member of The Advent Christian Church in Dowling Park. He is survived by: his wife, Marie Clark Watkins; two sisters, Marium Trumbo-Jones of McMinnville, Ore. and Betty W. Jackson of Fallbrook, Calif.; and 16 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother Daniel and first wife, Alice Young Watkins. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, July 11, 2003, at Bixler Memorial Chapel in Dowling Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Aurora University Aurora, Ill. 60506 or The Advent Christian Village P.O. Box 4305, Dowling Park, FL 32064. Beggs Funeral Home of Madison in charge of arrangements --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.587 / Virus Database: 371 - Release Date: 2/12/04