Obituary of Edwin Ben Watson (March 23, 1918 to June 11, 2010)
Roberts Funeral Homes, Ocala, FL
Edwin Ben Watson, "Ted"
"Born in Titusville, PA, raised in upstate NY, graduated from the University of Rochester in 1939. A faculty member at Cornell University from 1940 to 1959. Chief Engineer and Engineering Manager at Bendix Corporation in Sidney, NY, 1959 to 1978; taught at the University of Algiers from 1978 to 1980 for Gas Technology Institute Program. Director of Mechanical Design for Bendix Corporation, 1981 to 1983, for Cummins Engine Co., 1984 until 1986. He remained an engineering consultant through 2000.
Ted was an active member of the community. A member of the Sidney, NY Rotary Club. Served on the Board of Trustees of The Hospital, Sidney, NY.
As a resident of Ocala since 1989, he was a past President of the Board of Directors of the Ocala Symphony, a Guardian Ad Litem of Marion County, a Trustee of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Ocala, past President of the Rolling Greens Homeowners Association.
Ted married Betty Belmont, of Rochester, NY, in 1941. He is survived by his wife, Betty, daughters Judith Atkins Thompson (John) of Silver Springs, Sarah Prisco (Nick) Jacksonville, FL, Mary Bernstein (David), and son, Robert Watson (Kari) Kennett Square, PA; and predeceased by daughter, Elizabeth O'Brien Schassberger (Ron), Ithaca, NY, 17 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren.
A memorial service is scheduled on Tuesday, June 15, 2:00 PM, at St. Paul's, United Methodist Church, 800 SE 41st Avenue, Ocala, FL.
Arrangements by Roberts Funeral Homes."