Stanley Read Watkins Obituary
The passing of Stanley Read Watkins of Rockville, Indiana, born in Las Cruces, New Mexico leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on September 7, 2024 at the age of 95. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid Stanley Read farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Stanley Read is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Esther Blickenstaff Watkins and Wilber Ellis Watkins. He is survived by: his wife Marilue Bowman; his children, Kendall Watkins (Heather) of Des Moines and Lynn Gentry (Marty) of Lexington, KY; his grandchildren, Samantha, Evan Watkins, Turner and Mason Gentry; and his brother-in-law Larry Bowman (Ann). He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to the Stanley Watkins endowed chair or to the Stanley Watkins Fund for Research at Coe College, 1220 1st Ave NE.
