Kimberly Joy Watson  –  Charleroi
Obituaries
October 8, 2020

Kimberly Joy Watson – Charleroi

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Kimberly Joy Watson, 62, of Charleroi, passed away Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at Shady-side UPMC Hospital. She was born on Nov. 29, 1957, to Lorraine B. Jones and Jeffery Watson. She graduated from Charleroi Area High School in 1975. Later in life, she went to airline school and worked at various places in Charleroi, Bentleyville and Pittsburgh. She is survived by her only son, Alexander M. Burt; her older brothers, Clifford Parms of Bayonne, N.J., and William Watson of Pittsburgh; her aunt, “Big Sister” Brenda Kirkland of Penn Hills; and numerous cousins, nephews and nieces. Viewing and services will be held on from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 13, at SPRIGGS-WATSON FUNERAL HOME, 720 N. Lang Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15208.

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