Funeral services for Oneida Watson, 79, of Monroe, will be held at 1:00 pm, Friday, September 6, 2013 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, . Bro.Donnie Copeland will officiate. Interment will follow at Start Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:00 pm until service time. Mrs. Watson was born March 2, 1934 in Farmerville, LA. She passed away September 3, 2013 in Monroe. She is survived by by her husband of 28 years, Herman Watson; a step-daughter, Vicky Lewis; three brothers, Joe Nolan and wife, Shelby, Don Nolan and wife, Cathy, Arnold Nolan and wife, Linda; a sister, Nell Ray; a special brother-in-law, Willis Watson and wife, Linda; along with numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Watson was retired clerical support for the forestry division of Willamette Industries. She was also a member of Holmesville Baptist Church in Downsville. She was preceded in death by a sister, Dot Nolan Williams and a brother-in-law, Bill Ray.