Samie Jo Watson

Samie Jo Watson, of Grove, OK, passed away Thursday, August the 15th, 2024, at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa after an extended illness. She was 40 years old. Samie was born June the 8th, 1984, in Tulsa, OK to Barry and Leona (Landrum) Allen. She was a graduate of Jay High School. On December the 27th, 2008, she married the love of her life, Brett Watson, in a ceremony at Mt. Hermon Church in Jay. She attended NEO A&M College, Texas A&M, and Northeastern State University, playing softball at each one. After earning her Bachelor Degree in Education, she taught Freshman Academy Math and coached basketball at Sand Springs for one year. She taught and coached softball for three years in Valdosta, GA while her husband was in military training. She returned to Jay where she taught and coached softball at Jay Public Schools for eight years. She then taught four years at Grove Public Schools where she was currently employed. Softball was her passion and her competitive spirit lives on through her daughter and son in their sporting activities. She was member of Mt. Hermon Church in Jay. She was preceded in death by a sister, Nikki Allen; her grandparents, Leo and Mary Landrum and Elmer Mac Allen; and her mother in law, Gerry Armstrong. She is survived by her husband Brett of the home; two children, Danika and Mikah, of the home; her parents, Barry and Leona Allen of Eucha; a brother, Chad Allen of Eucha; her grandmother, Jane Allen of Jay; four nieces and nephews, Ethan, Westin, Ciara, and Logan; two great nieces, Kennedy and Wrenley; two great nephews, Kylan and Decker; and her special friends, Lindsi, Karen, Hanna, Becky, Jessie, Cari, and Dustin.The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, August the 20th, at the Jay Bulldog Arena. Services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, August the 21st, also at the Bulldog Arena. Pastor James Bryant will officiate. Samie will be laid to rest in the Buzzard Cemetery, Grove, OK. Casket bearers will be Roger Eberle, Carl Turner, Dustin Holland, Bill Hobbs, and Westin and Ethan Allen. Services have been entrusted to the Thomas & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Welch.

Samie Jo Watson

June 8, 1984 - August 15, 2024