John Allen “Johnny” WATT, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

1941 - 2023  (82 years)

• Name	John Allen “Johnny” WATT  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	27 Jun 1941	Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina   [11]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina JOHN ALLEN WATT JR. Posted Friday, August 18, 2023 6:00 am John Allen Watt Jr., 82, husband of Martha Harrison Watt, died on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, at his home. Born on June 27, 1941, in Charleston, he was a son of the late John Allen Watt Sr. and Corrine Redden Watt. Mr. Watt was an active member of Sumter First Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, sang with the choir and led the Wednesday night fellowship meal team for more than 30 years. He attended Clemson College. Mr. Watt was a past member of Sumter County Council and a member of the Fellowship Club at Sublette's Pond. Survivors in addition to his wife of 59 years include a daughter, Susan Watt Crouch (Tim) of Florence; a daughter-in-law, Angie Brown Watt of Sumter; five grandchildren, Hunter Watt, Jacob Watt, Harrison Crouch, Bennett Crouch and Brock Crouch; a brother-in-law, Eddie Harrison of Sumter; three nieces; and one nephew. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, John A. Watt III; and two sisters-in-law, Jeanette Harrison and Sally Wilson. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Sumter First Baptist Church, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Dan Barber and the Rev. Dr. Bob Calvert. Burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Hunter Watt, Jacob Watt, Harrison Crouch, Bennett Crouch and Brock Crouch, and Chris Harrison, Timmons Herring and Chad Andrews. Honorary pallbearers will be the Friends and Followers Sunday School class. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday in the fellowship hall at Sumter First Baptist Church and other times at the home. Memorials may be sent to Sumter First Baptist Church, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150; MSA Hospice, 2560 Tahoe Drive, Sumter, SC 29150; or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.  [2, 3, 5, 10]
  _UID	5DE1F725E06F40A4A638555520B8FBBFA7A7
  Death	15 Aug 2023	at his home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina)
  Burial	20 Aug 2023	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [2]
  	Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I74848	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	John Allen WATT, Sr.,   b. 16 Dec 1915, Summerton/Davis Station, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 17 Mar 2004, at a local nursing center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Corrine REDDEN,   b. 30 Nov 1920, Atlanta, Georgia d. 28 Feb 1999, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	5 Jun 1938  [11]
  _UID	9903B15B37274066ABC585C6F469C054D8F7
  _UID	9903B15B37274066ABC585C6F469C054D8F7
  Family ID	F39177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. John Allen WATT, III,   b. 7 Jul 1966, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 7 Oct 2020, Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 54 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F52001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2003

  
  

• Sources

  [S31024] Sally Harrison Wilson. [S31138] John Allen Watt Jr. [S1303] Corrine R. Watt. [S3204] John A. Watt Sr. [S4858] Frank W. Smith. [S18772] Jeanette W. Harrison. [S20100] . [S20589] Geneva R. Smith. [S25805] Sara J. Rivers. [S28196] John Allen Watt III. [S89] page 265.