JoAnn (Spybuck) Watson, 85, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. 

She was born at home on September 17, 1936 to Thomas Woodrow and Minnie Lorene (Blanchard) Spybuck in Little Axe, Oklahoma.

JoAnn married Theodore Randall Watson, Sr. on January 19, 1957 in Little Axe.

JoAnn was a Navy wife for 21 years and moved around the U.S. from Tennessee, Long Beach and Mt View, California. She moved back to her home in Pink on December 24, 1977.

JoAnn was a CNA for Sunset Estates Nursing Home for many years until her retirement.

JoAnn enjoyed crocheting, watching her grandchildren playing sports and going on fishing trips. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1998, and a sister, Augustine Johnson.         

Her memory is survived by her 3 daughters and one son-in-law, Kimber Lee Davis-Wood of Tecumseh, Phyllis and Manuel Palacios of Pink, and Pattis Larney of Shawnee; son and daughter-in-law, Theodore R. and Shelly Watson, Jr. of Bethel; 10 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Margie and Jerry Kinsey; brother-in-law Herb Johnson Sr., and many family and friends.

Tribal Rites will be Sunday evening, October 24, 2021 at Brendle Corner. Burial will follow Monday morning at Watson Family Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.