CHARLESTON AND PITTSFIELD – Frank E. Watson Sr., 75, passed away Aug. 9, 2012. He was born Oct. 26, 1936, in Fort Fairfield, the fifth child of Raymond and Delina (Bossie) Watson. Frank had 19 siblings.
He had a 30-year career in Iron Workers Local and was often called a steel walker. He frequently intimidated the younger workers by walking the steel beams 50 feet or higher with no apparent fear. Frank traveled all throughout the U.S. building hospitals, coal processing plants, wood mills, bridges and nuclear power plants, and even spent some time in Nigeria. When Frank retired he couldn’t sit still and started a business supplying cedar posts all throughout New England. Frank harvested and processed cedar posts on his homestead in Charleston.
Frank is survived by his companion of 30 years, Alice Stubbs; daughter, Kimberly A. Watson of Hampstead, N.C.; sons, Frank E. Watson Jr. of Hickory, N.C., and Scott A. Watson of Belfast; Alice’s children, Linda Stubbs Weston, Lewis Stubbs and Benjamin Stubbs, all of Bangor; 15 grandchildren, one great-grandchild; nine brothers, Thomas, John, Dale, Murray, George Lewis, Raymond Jr., Herman, Terry and Charles; and five sisters, Louise, Patricia, Harriet, Betsy and Lydia. Frank was predeceased by his parents, Raymond and Delina Watson of Palmyra; foster parents, Herman and Patricia Hamm of Stetson; sisters, Barbara and Lillian; brothers, George F., James and William; and the mother of his children, Marsha L. Watson. Frank will be deeply missed by all he touched, but we know he is looking down on us with his little smirk.
A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Crosby & Neal Funeral Home, 117 Main St., Newport, with the Rev. Donald Booker officiating. Those who wish may leave written condolences at
www.CrosbyNeal.com.
Frank E. Watson Sr.
