Lois C Watts

Lois C. Watts, age 96, passed away peacefully on the morning of October 30, 2026, with her sons Ken and Tim holding her hand at her bedside after a hospice vigil. Her faith guided her entire life, and at the end Mama spoke to both her sons and said that she was ready to see Jesus.

At the age of 58, she adopted her grandson Tim and raised him as her own son, giving him the same love she gave so freely to everyone she held close.

Tim, whom she absolutely adored, came from South Carolina to be there through the vigil, and he stayed right there beside her until the end.

She always had a close bond with her son, Ken. For more than 30 years, he coordinated her care as her loving devoted son, caregiver, and advocate. He was her rock and she was his. They shared so much. That kind of love doesn't end; it just changes where it lives. She fought hard to the very end. She was a fighter her whole life, with an incredible spirit, and in the end she slipped away quietly, with the people who loved her most right there beside her.

She was born in Sand Springs , Oklahoma in June 1930, the oldest of four sisters, and lived a long life that spanned nearly a century. In her later years she made her home at a nursing home in Liberty, Texas, alongside her best friend and roommate Peggy.

She was preceded in death by her mother Nola and her father Everett, her oldest son Johnny, and her daughter Kathy, as well as her sisters Nelda and Carol.

She had a great sense of humor and a warmth that filled every room. One family story says it best: when Ken was four or five years old, he would come marching down the hallway announcing, "Mom, here comes your morning headache" and she laughed about that her whole life. She never stopped laughing with the people she loved.

She is survived by her two sons, Kenneth Allen Watts and Timothy Ryan Watts, and her great grandchildren Landon Watts, Lennox Watts, and Asher Watts, along with a lifetime of people who loved her and were loved by her in return.

She will be missed beyond what words can hold, and remembered with the same warmth and laughter she gave to all of us.

In keeping with her wishes, she will be cremated. A private family memorial will be held in the very near future.