Vesta Fern Watkins Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Vesta Fern Watkins (El Dorado, Kansas), who passed away at the age of 95, on July 7, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Earl Marshall and Mary Marshall; her husband Benjamin Watkins; her brother James R. Pierce; her niece Sherry Price; her great-nephew Brad Barnhart; and her pet Tarko.
She is survived by: her niece Diane Kerns (Maynard) of El Dorado; her great-nephews, Timothy Shumate (Lindsay) of El Dorado and Breck Barnhart (Mo) of Wichita; and also, Everleigh, Aliza and Ileana Shumate.
Visitation was held on Monday, July 14th 2025 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Kirby-Morris Funeral Home (224 W Ash Ave, El Dorado, KS 67041). A funeral service was held on Tuesday, July 15th 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Carlson Colonial Funeral Home (200 S Star St, El Dorado, KS 67042).
If desired, memorial donations may be made to Resource Center for Independent Living in El Dorado, Kansas.
