Arthur H. Watts, 85, a longtime resident of Derry, NH, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at his daughter’s home in Strafford, NH. Mr. Watts was born in Londonderry, NH on December 8, 1922, a son of the late Arthur and Eva (Walsh) Watts. Mr. Watts served with the US Army Air Corps during WWII. He founded Space Town Taxi in Derry. In 1973 he was honored by the Town of Derry with the Citizenship Award, as he was always helping people and was a very generous man. He was a member and Past Commander of the VFW Post #1617 in Derry where he also worked construction following the fire there. He was a member of the Cooties, as well the Eagles Club in Derry. Mr. Watts served as a bartender at the VFW and owned rental property on Wall Street in Derry. In addition, he worked as a security guard for Allied Security in Bedford, NH.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth (Hewitt) Watts Derry, two daughters, Judy Griffin and Bonnie Schofield, both of Strafford, two step daughters, Brenda Layne and Laurie Genest, eight grandchildren, one step-grandson, many great-grandchildren, two sisters, Muriel Delisle of Sacramento, CA, and Charlotte Watts of Rochester, NH. He was predeceased by a daughter, June Hurley, a step-son Gary, two brothers, Clyde and Paul, and a sister, Dot.
Friends called from 2-4 on Sunday February 3, 2008 in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry. Funeral services were held on Monday, at 1:30pm in the funeral home. The burial was in the Forest Hill Cemetery, E. Derry.