Erma O. Watts
Erma O. Watts, 96,
of New Martinsville,
WV was welcomed
into the arms of her
Lord and Savior on
Sunday, July 26,
2026.
She was born on
February 4, 1930, in
Pine Grove, WV
daughter of the late
Jesse F. and Audra M.
(Butler) Barr.
Erma was a graduate
of Pine Grove High
School and of Maison
Frederick School of
Beauty Culture in
Pittsburgh, PA. She
was retired from working as a secretary for
Wetzel County
Schools for
twenty-five years at
Valley High School
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and Shortline School.
Erma was a member of
New Martinsville United Methodist Church
where she served in
the United Methodist
Women as president
and loved to sing in
the choir. She was a
member and Past
Worthy Matron of the
Order of Eastern Star –
New Martinsville
Chapter No. 50. Erma
was a loving and devoted daughter, wife,
mother and grandmother.
In addition to her
parents, she was preceded in death by her
high school sweetheart
and husband of
seventy-three years,
Donald E. Watts and
son-in-law, Kenneth
W. Fisher.
Surviving are her
two daughters, Donna
(Robert) Jones of
Paden City and Brenda
(Stephen) Rector of
New Martinsville; four
grandchildren, Marsha
(Joseph) Craycraft of
Wheeling, Kenneth
(Lori) Fisher of Rutherfordton, NC and Brian Jones and Angela
(Jordan) Swanberg of
Paden City; eight
great-grandchildren,
Nathan, Kelsey and
Lola Fisher, Emma
and Sarah Craycraft
and Josiah, Autumn
and Aspen Swanberg.
Friends received 3-7
p.m., Wednesday, July
29, 2026 at the Jarvis
Williams Funeral
Home, 1224 S Bridge
St., New Martinsville.
Funeral services at 1
p.m., Thursday, July
30, 2026 at the New
Martinsville United
Methodist Church, 10
Howard Jeffers Drive,
New Martinsville with
Rev. Dr. Jeffery
Kanode officiating.
Burial to follow in
Paden Memorial Gardens in Paden City,
WV.
Memorial contributions may be made to
New Martinsville United Methodist Church,
10 Howard Jeffers Dr.,
New Martinsville, WV
26155.
Expression of sympathy may be made
w w w. jarvisfuneralhomes.com.