Washington County PA Archives Obituaries.....Watson, Wilber March 27, 1935
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Contributed by Marilyn Tolentino

WILBER WATSON
Wilbur Watson, prominent oil magnate and superintendent of the 
Chartiers Oil company died suddenly at his Uniontown home in East 
National Pike at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, March 27, 1935.  
He appeared to be in the usual health and earlier in the day 
worked around the yard, being stricken with cerebral hemorrhage, 
shortly after lunch.
Deceased was born April 18, 1872, at Titusville, the son of Samuel 
and Mary Shute Watson, pioneers in the oil business in the upper 
off country, The Watson family came to Washington, Pa. with the 
beginning of the oil development. Mr. Watson married Kate Anderson 
of Claysville, March 22, 1892, and last Friday they quietly 
celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary.  There were no 
children,
Mr. Watson was superintendent and production manager in oil fields 
the greater part of his life.
He took an active part in oil development in various states and 
was superintendent of the Chartiers Oil company for 21 years.  For 
the past 11 years, he has been a resident of Uniontown.  Three 
weeks ago yesterday he and his wife went to Washington, Pa., to 
care for Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Anderson, brother and sister-in-
law of Mrs. Watson, both of who are ill at their home, 450 Allison 
Avenue, Washington.
Surviving are the widow, Kate Anderson Watson, one sister Mrs. Guy 
Patterson of Washington and one brother, Ralph Watson of 
Uniontown. He was a member of Asbury M.E. church this city; of the 
blue Lodge 464, Easton, Texas; the Consistory at Dallas, Texas, 
and Hella Temple at Dallas.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 o'clock in the W.B. 
Richey Funeral home, 106 South Main Street, Washington, Pa. Burial 
will be in the Washington Cemetery.
(Standard - Fayette Co., PA - 3/28/1935)