ROBERT NEILL WATKINS
Robert Neill Watkins, 72, a Vietnam War Veteran, passed away, Thursday, August 23, 2018 in Del Rio, Texas. He was born February 1, 1946, in San Angelo, Texas. He is survived by his mother Peggy Watkins; Brother Jerry Watkins (Shirley Watkins); Great-nephew Matthew Watkins; Great-niece Melissa Marsh; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his wife Vickie Watkins; his father Buster Watkins; and nephew Clinton Watkins. He was an Elks Lodge member and a member of the VFW.
Visitation will be Tuesday, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, August 28, 2018 at G.W. Cox Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held 10:00 am August 29, 2018 at G.W. Cox Memorial Funeral Home. Interment will proceed to Sunset Memorial Oaks Cemetery with Military Honors.
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My sympathies and prayers go
My sympathies and prayers go out to the Watkins family. You are a part of my Del Rio memories, no matter how many years have gone by! Bobby was my sister's first boy friend. He was a sweet kid, so lanky and tall, standing there beside my little sis. Buster almost always found time with his milk deliveries to have a morning cupper with my parents. Peggy was a sweetheart, so loving to us when our Mama and Daddy died too soon. When Daddy was in the hosptial, Bonnie was very kind to us. Rusty and Jerry ran together sometimes on the ol' S. P. And Shirley and I had a great time being Pink Ladies together at the hospital. I remember one particular time outside the ICU when we prayed with a woman whose mother was not expected to live. We prayed for her, and helped her cry.
I hope my love for all you guys and a few memories shared here will help you cry.
God bless you all. ~charlene (Reams Manning)