Roger William WATKINS

1943 - 1991  (47 years)

• Name	Roger William WATKINS
  Birth	5 Aug 1943	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  	Roger was born in Passavant Memorial Hospital, Chicago. His doctor was Commander Dorr. He weighed 9 pounds 5 1/2 ounces.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	4 Apr 1950	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  	Address: 60 Ingersoll Grove
  Graduation	Jun 1962	Technical High School, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
  Death	4 Feb 1991	Largo, Pinellas, Florida, United States   [2]
  	Cause of death: Hypertensive heart disease
  Cremation	Aft 4 Feb 1991	Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, United States   [3]
  Misc	7 Feb 1991	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  	Obituary Published
  	LARGO, Fla. — Roger W. Watkins, 46, of Largo, died on Monday. He was a member of the law firm of Peznola & Watkins, Springfield, Mass., for which he did legal and title research. Born in Chicago, he lived in Wilbraham, Mass., and Longmeadow, Mass., for many years. He attended local schools in the Springfield area, and was graduated from Western New England College there. He moved to Florida in 1981. He leaves his wife, Ginger (Ramonas)_ Watkins of Largo; a daughter, Monica Darcy of Tennessee; two stepsons, Joseph Petrila of Largo and James Petrila of the Gilbertville section of Hardwick; his father, Edwin Watkins of Fort Myers, Fla.; two brothers, Craig Watkins of Fort Myers and Douglas Watkins of Dallas, Texas, and an aunt, Louise Watkins of Longmeadow. A memorial service will be conducted Thursday afternoon at Moss-Feaster Memorial Home, with cremation to follow. Memorial contributions may be made to the Red Cross. Source: Springfield Union-News, February 7, 1991
  Person ID	I234	Watkins
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	William Edwin WATKINS,   b. 9 Aug 1908, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 4 Sep 2000, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Muriel Towne GUY,   b. 21 Feb 1922, Wesson Maternity Hospital, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts d. 28 May 1990, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1943	Manhattan, New York, New York, United States   [5]
  	Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Index to Marriages, New York City Clerk's Office, New York, New York.
  Residence	1950	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [6]
  	Address: 60 Ingersoll Grove
  Residence	1 Jun 1957	Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
  	Attorney at Law
  	Address: 128 Springfield Street
  	Muriel and Ed joined the "flight from the city", built a new home, and moved to Wilbraham, MA, a suburb of Springfield.
  Residence	1973	Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States
  	Ed and Muriel built a home in Fort Myers which they used as a winter home spending increasing amounts of time there until Muriel died in 1990 and Ed in 2000.
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Whitney Ann WALLACE
  Children	1. Monica Lynne GORHAM
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Barbara Jean MERCER,   b. 13 Nov 1934, Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States d. 9 Jul 2007, Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1970	Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [7]
  Divorce	Abt 1978	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
  Family ID	F299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Sylvia EVASIUS
  Marriage	5 Aug 1979	Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
  Divorce	20 Mar 1986	Pinellas County, Florida, United States   [8]
  Family ID	F300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 4	Virginia RAMONAS
  Family ID	F301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Aug 1943 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Residence - Address: 60 Ingersoll Grove - 4 Apr 1950 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Graduation - Jun 1962 - Technical High School, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Marriage - 1970 - Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Divorce - Abt 1978 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Marriage - 5 Aug 1979 - Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Divorce - 20 Mar 1986 - Pinellas County, Florida, United States Death - 4 Feb 1991 - Largo, Pinellas, Florida, United States Cremation - Aft 4 Feb 1991 - Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, United States Misc - Obituary Published - 7 Feb 1991 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		May Towne Guy holding Roger William Watkins with Muriel Guy Watkins
  		Muriel, Roger and Ed Watkins Taken during Ed's Naval Training for World War II
  		Muriel Guy Watkins and her sons: Roger William Watkins and Craig Towne Watkins
  		Watkins Brothers Douglas Edwin Watkins Craig Towne Watkins and Roger William Watkins (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Roger William Watkins
  		Roger William Watkins High School Graduation, Technical High School, Springfield, Massachusetts
  		Craig and Roger Watkins Taken August, 1976, Port Charlotte, Florida during Craig's wedding day.
  		Lt. W. Edwin Watkins and sons on Easter morning in the back yard, Appleton Street, Cheve Chase, Maryland L-R: Douglas, Edwin with Roger in front (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Watkins Brothers This picture was taken at the garden party after Roger married Sylvia Evasius in August, 1979. On the left is Craig; in the middle smoking is Roger, and on the right is Douglas. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Roger in 1956
  		About 1959
  		Roger's high school graduation picture Roger Watkins high school graduation picture. Roger graduated Technical High School, Springfield, MA in June 1962
  		Wedding Day 8/5/1979

  
  

• Sources

  [S519] 1950 U.S. Federal Census. [S18] Death Certificate. [S18] Death Certificate, 91-021504 Certificate of Death - Florida. [S126] Obituary, Springfield Union-News, 2/7/1991, Page 41. [S472] Ancestry.com, New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 2, Ancestry.com. [S86] ua, Springfield, Massachusetts City Directory, 1950 Page 867. [S86] ua, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, Vol. 47, Page 452. [S86] ua, Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005., Certificate No. 016833.