07/17/2026
Johnathan Allen Watson, 32, of Joaquin, Texas, passed away July 16, 2026, in Dallas, Texas, with his family close by his side, after battling a long fight with several autoimmune diseases, and later, cancer. He was born on the 3rd day of June 1994 in Nacogdoches, Texas.
His service will be held Sunday, July 19, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. with visitation prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. at Old Home Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Old Home Cemetery in Shelby County, Texas.
He is survived by:
Parents, John and Wendy Watson
Sister, Jim Anna Britton and husband George.
He is also survived by his loving aunts and uncles:
Billy Joe Watson, Jr.
Martha and John Gunnels
Sammy Shipp
Robert Shipp
Andy and Mary Shipp
Tony and Jamie Shipp
He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Doyle and Jessie Shipp, Wanda Johnson, and Billy Joe Watson, Sr.; and aunt, Mary Worley.
Johnathan graduated from Tenaha High School and later received his Bachelor of Science from Stephen F. Austin State University. When he wasn’t busy with farm work, he loved hunting, riding ATVs, and gaming. Most of all, he loved helping his dad maintain and operate the farm equipment. He was talented enough to take anything apart and rebuild it or weld it back together. Later, when his health declined, he found joy in grilling, tinkering with electronics and computers, creating and managing fish aquariums, and engineering pieces with his 3D printer.
Johnathan will be remembered for his compassion for his family and friends and his willingness to help anyone who needed him. He was a member of Old Home Baptist Church.
Pallbearers will be Nathan Wells, Nathan Martinez, Billy Joe Watson, Jose Sandoval, Hunner Chaffin, and Trenton Hass.
Online condolences & tributes can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfh.com
