Mae Watson Dykes
August 16, 1921 — February 24, 2010
Mae Watson Dykes
Following a brief illness, Effie Mae Watson Dykes went to be with the Lord on February 24, 2010, at Emeritus at Kingsport Senior Care and Residential Living, which had become her second home. Mae was born on August 16, 1921, in the Milburnton Community of Greene County, TN. She attended Chuckey High School. Mae accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at the age of nineteen, and followed in Christian baptism. Mae was a member of Pleasant View Church of Christ, and later, a long-term member of Belvue Christian Church in Kingsport. Mae was a homemaker and devoted wife, daughter, sister, and mother who had many beloved friends and neighbors in addition to her family.
Mae was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Herk Dykes; her father and mother, Walt and Fannie Watson; a brother, Gurvis Watson; and sisters, Mayme Good, Vee Haren, and Lee Cleek.
Surviving are her daughters, Brenda Wainner and husband, Tom, Vanessa McCarrell and husband, Darris, and Jill Solomon and husband, Dale; son, H. Wade Dykes and wife, Patricia; grandchildren Keely Solomon, Katie Solomon, Kelsey Solomon, Erik Dykes, Travis Dykes, Amelia McCarrell, Lucas McCarrell, Wendy Dunford, and Julie Simpson; great-grandchildren, Caleb Dunford and Skyler Dunford; sister-in-law, Cuba Watson Carberry; and many special nieces and nephews whom Mae loved dearly.
The family will receive friends on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport. Services will follow at 2:00, with John Owston officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Jerry Lively, Erik Dykes, Travis Dykes, Darris McCarrell, Lucas McCarrell, Dale Solomon, and Tom Wainner.
The family would like to express sincere appreciation to Wellmont Hospice Care, and in particular to Ashley Brown and Becky Sutherland. The family would especially like to thank all the caregivers at Emeritus Senior Care. Mae loved them dearly. We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to Dr. Richard Reed.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions may be sent to Belvue Christian Church, 2700 E. Center St., Kingsport, TN 37664.
Mae was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Herk Dykes; her father and mother, Walt and Fannie Watson; a brother, Gurvis Watson; and sisters, Mayme Good, Vee Haren, and Lee Cleek.
Surviving are her daughters, Brenda Wainner and husband, Tom, Vanessa McCarrell and husband, Darris, and Jill Solomon and husband, Dale; son, H. Wade Dykes and wife, Patricia; grandchildren Keely Solomon, Katie Solomon, Kelsey Solomon, Erik Dykes, Travis Dykes, Amelia McCarrell, Lucas McCarrell, Wendy Dunford, and Julie Simpson; great-grandchildren, Caleb Dunford and Skyler Dunford; sister-in-law, Cuba Watson Carberry; and many special nieces and nephews whom Mae loved dearly.
The family will receive friends on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport. Services will follow at 2:00, with John Owston officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Jerry Lively, Erik Dykes, Travis Dykes, Darris McCarrell, Lucas McCarrell, Dale Solomon, and Tom Wainner.
The family would like to express sincere appreciation to Wellmont Hospice Care, and in particular to Ashley Brown and Becky Sutherland. The family would especially like to thank all the caregivers at Emeritus Senior Care. Mae loved them dearly. We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to Dr. Richard Reed.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions may be sent to Belvue Christian Church, 2700 E. Center St., Kingsport, TN 37664.
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