Funeral services will be held Thursday (10 a.m.) at Gray Funeral Home in Wood River for Naomi P. Buis Watson of Alton.
Mrs. Watson died November 5 at Jerseyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born November 8, 1921 in Alton, the daughter of the late Charles David and Elsie E. (Cline) Bryant. She married Jesse Buis in 1940; she then married Roy Watson in 1975; he died in 1991.
She was a graduate of Alton High School and had been a custodian at the main office of Olin Corporation for 25 years, retiring in 1982. She was a lifetime member of the Eastern Star in Jerseyville.
After retirement, she and her husband moved to Lake of the Ozarks and owned and operated the Triangle Camp Grounds. After his death, she moved back to the area.
Survivors include a daughter, Jean (Jim) Marshall of Grafton; four sons, including Jesse (Marsha) Buis of Jerseyville; three stepdaughters; 20 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren and one sister.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Valhalla Memorial Park in Godfrey.
Memorials may be made to Relay For Life, 902 South State Street, Jerseyville, IL 62052.
