Helen ''Chris'' Watkins

Helen \u0027\u0027Chris\u0027\u0027 Watkins, 71, of Lake Montezuma died December 29. She was born September 5, 1931 in Ada, Oklahoma. She was an excellent wife and loving mother, gifted in gardening and an avid rock and doll collector. Mrs. Watkins leaves her husband, Floyd E. \u0027\u0027Gene\u0027\u0027 Watkins; three daughters, Joyce C. Helz, Charlene Furfaro and Cathy A. Wright; two stepdaughters, Linda Davis and Judy Knapp; two sons, Robert Steven Plaskett and Edward Randall Plaskett; two sisters, Maxine Robins and Midgie Persinger; two brothers, Charlene Tomlinson and Gary Tomlinson; seven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Thursday, January 2 in the Montezuma Chapel, 3450 E. Rusty Spurs Rd., Lake Montezuma at 10 AM. A graveside service will be held in the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona at Cave Creek at 2 PM. Westcott Funeral Home is directing these arrangements.