Beloved father of Michael Gordon (Delores) Watkins Sr. and Michelle Gwendolyn Tharps; grandfather of Michael. G. Watkins Jr., Delores Watkins, George Tharps, Yalonda Tharps, Willie Tharps, Raeshun Tharps, Laqueta (Gregory) Wright; and great-grandfather of five; special uncle of Terry 'Chooch' Watkins, Roland and Donna; a special friend of Louise Card among a host of loving cousins and friends. VIEWING Monday, Aug 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WAKE and SERVICE on Tuesday Aug 7 at 10/10:30 a.m. at St. Paul AME Church, 4118 Brookside Blvd, Cleveland OH 44135. INTERMENT at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.