Janet Mae Watkins

Beautiful, loving, unselfish, and compassionate wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend are just a few words to describe Janet – or as she preferred to be called -- Jan – Watkins.Born on December 24, 1937, she loved Christmas!She enjoyed life, and her family was her greatest love.She was very proud of all of their accomplishments and loved sharing them with anyone who would listen.She was loved by so many people with whom she shared hope and faith during her journey with cancer.With a smile on her face, and an attitude of gratitude, she spread joy everywhere she went and vowed to beat it! On May 10, 2016, God chose to free her from the affliction of this world and took her home.What a joyful reunion she must have had with her mother and many others.She was our hero! Jan was preceded in death by her parents Monroe Janke, Sr., and Wilma Kirkpatrick. Jan is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Donald Watkins, their son, Donald Mark Watkins and his wife, Becky; daughter Lisa Kraft and her husband, Jimmy; step-children Gene Shawl and his wife Pam and Frances Notinger and her husband Alan; grandchildren Jamie & Courtney Kraft, Jeff & Courtney Kraft, Leslie & Bruce Lemoine, Jennifer & Daniel Soto, Tiffany Shawl, Chris Shawl, and Taylor Farrell; great-grandchildren Ethan Kraft, Landon Watkins, Jenniel Soto, Brianna Soto, Olivia Kraft, and Peyton Soto; brothers Monroe Janke, Jr. and his wife, Sandy, and Maurice Janke and his wife, Linda, as well as many other family members and friends who loved her. Family will receive friends on Thursday, May 12th from 5:00PM - 7:00PM at New Hope Funeral Home, Sunnyvale, Texas.Funeral Services will be held on Friday, May 13th at 3:00PM at the funeral home.Interment will be held at New Hope Memorial Gardens, Sunnyvale, Texas.