Mose Watkins Obituary (1940 - 2008)

Mose Watkins SYRACUSE - Mose Watkins, 67, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008 at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden from an extended illness. He was born July 9, 1940 in Eudora, Arkansas, the son of Frank and Mamie Lee Wallace Watkins. He was raised an educated in Ogden, Utah. He attended Ogden High School, where he played three years of varsity football. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Mose married Tommie Oralette White on July 14, 1965. In that union they adopted two beautiful children. They later divorced. Mose received his BS degree in Sociology at Weber State College where he also played football and was inducted in the Football Hall of Fame in 1988. He received his Masters Degree in Social Work at the University of Utah. Mose continued to play football for the Calgary Stampeders, a Canadian professional football league. He enjoyed boxing, where he was the Golden Gloves champion for 11 years. He was the Center Director at Clearfield Job Corp for 16 years, then later transferred to the Management Training Corporation where he retired in the year 2000. Mose entertained many political dignitaries and touched the lives of many young men and women all over the country. He married Beverly Kay Simpson Adams February 15, 1986. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. Mose was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a member of the Weber St. Alumni, NAACP, Board of Regents and Clearfield Lions, Advisory Council for Black Affairs and many others. Mose received many awards including the Outstanding Young Man Award of America. Mose had a special gift of making everyone loved and welcomed. He enjoyed fishing, sports and spending time with family and friends. Surviving are his wife Beverly, children: Dwayne (Katherine) Watkins of OR; Nikole (Dave) Widdison of North Ogden; four grandchildren, Whitney, Airyka, Moses and Maurice, step-children: Brad (Judy) Adams of Syracuse; Craig (Pam) Adams of Clinton; Sandra (Bill) Boynton, of Layton; Mark (LeAnne) Adams of Syracuse; Scott (Jennifer) Adams of Castle Rock, CO and 21 loving step-grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. Mose is survived by his stepmother Ruth Watkins, and 18 brothers and sisters from the Ford, Watkins, Black and Martin family and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers Evan Martin, Roger Martin, Ozell Watkins and one sister, Mary Watkins. The family would like to thank his long time physicians Dr. Senekjian, Dr. Agarwal, the staff at McKay Dee Hospital, IHC Hospice and Bonneville Dialysis for their loving care. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. in the Syracuse West Stake Center, 4500 West 1600 South. Friends may call on Tuesday at Myers Roy Mortuary, 5865 South 1900 West from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the church on Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. prior to services. Interment, Hooper City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Dialysis Research Foundation, 5575 South 500 East, Ogden, Utah 84405. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy 5865 South 1900 West Roy, UT 84067 April 22, 2008 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceSyracuse West Stake Center 4500 West 1600 South Syracuse, UT April 23, 2008 1:00 PM CemeteryHooper Cemetery 5290 South 6300 West Hooper, UT 84315 April 23, 2008 2:30 PM