Rev. (Chaplain, LTC. , Ret. US Army) Joseph Vardell Watterson, age 97, of Broadway, NC passed away peacefully Saturday, April 3, 2010 at his home. He was born in Brunswick County, NC, the son of the late James Melvin and Georgianna Williams Watterson. Rev. Watterson was a pastor, career Army chaplain, Baptist denominational minister, thirteen times interim Baptist pastor.
Funeral service will be 3:00 PM Tuesday April 6,2010 at Holly Springs Baptist Church in Broadway. Burial with full military honors will be in the Church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Monday from 6:00-8:00 PM at the Holly Springs Baptist Church Multipurpose Building.
He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Mary Frances Wilson Watterson of the home, daughter, Gloria Watterson Foster and husband Murray of Fairfield, Iowa, daughter, Susan Beryl Watterson of Fairfield, Iowa, son, Joseph Vardell Watterson, Jr. and wife Dolan of Wilson, NC and their children Matthew Joseph Watterson and Mary Catherine Watterson.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Joseph Vardell and Mary Wilson Watterson Endowed Scholarship Trust at Campbell University, in care of Holly Springs Baptist Church, 385 Holly Springs Church Road, Broadway, NC 27505.



Funeral service will be 3:00 PM Tuesday April 6,2010 at Holly Springs Baptist Church in Broadway. Burial with full military honors will be in the Church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Monday from 6:00-8:00 PM at the Holly Springs Baptist Church Multipurpose Building.