Charles T. Watson
Jan. 1, 2016
Charles T. Watson of Medford passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 1. He was 91.
He was born and raised on Meadow Valley Farms in Mt. Laurel to the late Frank and Sadie Watson.
Watson was a graduate of Moorestown High School, class of 1942 and enrolled in Penn State evening classes for agriculture. He served in the USCG-Merchant Marines during WWII. The Owner of Valley Trenching Co. in Mt. Laurel, Watson retired in 1998 after more than 30 years in the utility construction business.
He resided for more than 60 years in the Medford Lakes/Medford area where he was actively involved in the Medford Lakes Lions Club as a past president, and founding member of the cabulance service providing medical transportation services to local residents.
He was a member of the Medford Lakes Colony Club and a social member of the M.L. Country Club.
He was sworn in as a 32nd Degree Mason with the Central Masonic Lodge 44 of Vincentown, and the Cresent Temple Shrine.
He was also a summer resident of Ship Bottom, Long Beach Island, where he was a past commodore of the Beach Haven Yacht Club and a Life Member of the Beach Haven Marlin Tuna Club.
He wintered in Florida where he was a member of the Pompano Beach Elks, the Vero Beach Yacht Club and the Indian River Golf Club.
He is the beloved husband of Phyllis M. (nee Mingin) of Medford, and the loving father of Tom Watson (Renee) of Vero Beach, Fla., Sally Gushue of Phoenixville, Pa. and Sue Durbin (Jamie) of Shamong, and the uncle of Janice Ackerman (John) of Monroeville. He is also survived by his grandchildren Craig Watson, Bradley Watson, Jeffrey Watson, Leanne Gushue Moyer (Joshua), Charles Gushue, Christopher Durbin, and his great-grandchildren Sara, Bradley and Charlotte Watson.
Relatives and friends are invited to greet his family on Wednesday, Jan. 6, from 6–7 p.m. at the Bradley & Stow Funeral Home, 127 Medford-Mt. Holly Rd, Medford, where a mason service will be held at 7 p.m.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, the family requests donations to the Medford Lakes Lion’s Cabulance Fund, P.O. Box 2105, Medford Lakes, NJ 08055.
