Jewell Watson Eldridge, 86, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Monday, November 14, 2016, at Pruitt Health in Ocilla, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Thursday, November 17, 2016, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, in Fitzgerald, with Zachary Eldridge and Marlon Eldridge, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Prospect Cemetery in Ben Hill County. The family will receive friends, from 12:30 PM until the service, at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Eldridge was born June 13, 1930, in Ben Hill County to the late Russell and Rosa Lee Gaff Watson. She was a former operator at Modern Fibers and also a waitress for the Huddle House. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, collecting dolls, cooking, going to Sonic, playing the guitar, taking pictures and especially dotting on her grandchildren. Mrs. Eldridge was a member of Dorminy Mill Baptist Church.
She is survived by her grandchildren: Marlon L. Eldridge, Jr. of Bainbridge, Mark Eldridge of Fort Valley, Gail E. Sumner of Douglas and Zachary Eldridge of Sparks; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Lee W. Nelms & Jack of Fitzgerald; two brothers: Hugh Watson & Brenda of Virginia and Russell Watson & Janice of Alabama and a daughter-in-law & care giver for 20 years, Emma Jean Eldridge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, June Eldridge; three sons: Mickey Joe Eldridge, Lauren Eldridge and Marlon L. Eldridge, Sr.; a sisters, Doris Young and a brother, Archie Watson.