Emily Stipes Watts Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Emily Stipes Watts (Champaign, Illinois), who passed away on March 12, 2018 at the age of 81. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Emily Stipes Watts to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her sister Babette Stipes Bartholow; and her brother-in-law Otho Bartholow. She is survived by: her parents, Royal Arthur Stipes, Jr. and Virginia Louise Schenck Stipes; her spouse Robert Allen Watts; her daughter-in-law Judith Argentieri; her grandchildren, Anton Watts of East Lansing, Alexander Watts of Chicago, Olivia Watts and Samuel Watts of Champaign; her nieces and nephews, Virginia Bartholow Holder (Daniel Holder) of Champaign, Ford Bartholow (Cynthia Bartholow) of Bluffton, SC, Gwendolyn Watts Zemanski (Richard Zemanski), Richard Watts (Lisa Watts), Robert Richard Dawson (Kim) of Richmond, Amy Dawson Zoller of Westport and Beth Dawson McAlhany of Greensboro; her sister-in-law Sally Dawson of Atlanta; and also Joan Watts of Atlanta.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory could be given to the University of Illinois LIbrary—Robert and Emily Watts Fund, the University of Illinois Foundation, Harker Hall, Urbana, Illinois 61801; or to the First Presbyterian Church, 302 W, Church St., Champaign, IL, 61821; or to a charity of the donor's choice.
