E.R. Watson 83 of Friona died Thursday in Friona. Funeral Services have been scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Saturday April 5, 2014 at the 6th St. Church Of Christ in Friona with Cary Wade Watson, Kyle Ray Watson, Van Scott Watson and Jay Don Poindexter, officiating. Burial following in the Friona Cemetery by Blackwell-Mullins Funeral Home of Friona. Mr. Watson was born January 23, 1931 in Dalhart, Texas to Ector Ray Watson Sr. and Edith Windham Watson. He married Mary Anne Pruitt Feb, 18, 1957 in Ft. Stockton . He retired in 1990 as a maintenance supervisor for Firestone Tire Company. As a member of the Church of Christ he ministered in several small churches and also in prison ministry because he loved his Lord above all. He was a great wood worker and builder, and loved camping. He is preceded in death by his parents, 1 sister- Lydia Riney and 1 brother Barton Timothy Watson. Survivors include: his wife of Friona, 3 sons- Cary Wade Watson and wife Carmen of Abilene, Kyle Ray Watson and wife Julie of LaPace, Louisiana, and Van Scott Watson and wife Shelley of Clyde, Texas, 1 daughter Lisa Reed and husband Thomas of Friona and 1 sister-Vida Faye Hodges and husband Delmon of Ft. Stockton, 11 grandchildren.