Vinson Carol Watson, 71, died Dec. 16, 2011, at the Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach.
He was born in Mud Creek, Ga., and lived in Vero Beach for more than 40 years, coming from Pahokee.
He worked with IBM and Publix, and, after retiring, with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Department as a crossing guard at Highlands Elementary School.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Vero Beach and a troop leader with the Boy Scouts.
Survivors include his wife, Mable Watson, of Vero Beach; son, Timothy Watson, of Colorado Springs, Col.; daughters, Cheryl Miller and Donna Haynes, both of Vero Beach; mother, Georgan Watson, of Nashville, Ga.; sisters, Jean Tanner, of Nashville and Glenda Drummond, of Indiantown; brothers, Calvin Watson, of Mills River, N.C., and Kenneth Watson and Bill Watson, both of Nashville; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Vero Beach Scholarship Fund, 2206 16th Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32960.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 19 at Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home in Vero Beach and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Dec. 20 at the at the First Baptist Church of Vero Beach.
A life celebration service will follow at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Derrick West of the First Baptist Church of Vero Beach officiating.
Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Fort Pierce.
A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.
