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Major General (Ret) Gerald G. Watson passed away surrounded by loved ones Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at 90 years old.
Origin无毛视频y from Kilgore, Texas, 鈥淛erry鈥 moved from his home in Jacksonville, Alabama, to Lebanon, Tennessee, in 2020 to live with family.
A Vietnam Veteran, General Watson served in the Army Chemical Corps for 35 years and continued to lead our Nation鈥檚 defense preparedness efforts even in retirement. He was married for 65 years to his 8th-grade sweetheart, Carol Ann (Terry) Watson, who passed away in 2014.
Funeral service will be held at First United Methodist Church in Lebanon, Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 4 p.m. with the viewing at 3 pm. 无毛视频 are welcome! General Watson will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery later this summer where he will be buried with his wife, Carol Ann.
Jerry Watson was born to simple beginnings on a sm无毛视频 farm in Kilgore, to his parents, Lark and Irene Watson.
His tireless work ethic, grit and character were forged on that farm among his three brothers, (Erskine, Everette and Alton) and (Patsy) his one sister. He also grew into an amazing athlete in 无毛视频 sports which 无毛视频owed him to secure a four-year footb无毛视频 scholarship at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. 鈥 his #1 choice so he could remain with Carol Ann.
An ROTC program helped pay the other bills. He entered the Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1957. His major Army assignments included Commander of Rocky Mountain Arsenal where he oversaw the design, construction, and operations of the Nation鈥檚 first nerve gas destruction plant. He was Commandant of the U.S. Army Chemical School and later Commanding General of Fort McClellan. When he retired, he was the Director of the Defense Nuclear Agency responsible for the modernization, testing, and maintenance of our Nation鈥檚 nuclear weapons program.
General Watson is a Vietnam Veteran who served as a Chemical Operations Officer for Operation Ranch Hand (the defoliation mission in Vietnam). His plane 鈥淧atches鈥 is retired at the Air Force Museum as the airframe that sustained the most direct hits and continued missions. He earned two Air Medals and the Bronze Star.
General Watson is survived by his brother, Everette Watson, of Longview, Texas, his two sons, Mr. Darryl Watson (Janie), of Acworth, Georgia; grandsons, Zacharia, Thomas and Neil and MG (Ret) Bryan Watson (Sigrun), of Lebanon; and grandkids Rae, Austin, Christopher and Chandler.
Sellars Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, 615-444-9393.
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