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BERT E. WATTS Bert E. Watts, 84, Muldraugh, died Oct. 30, 2007, at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville. He was born Jan. 6, 1923, in Muldraugh, one of four children born to James B. and Zula Lusk Watts. He attended Ekron High School and graduated in 1940, was an enthusiastic member of the Boy Scouts of America serving as assistant Scout master, and was a member of the Masonic Baker Lodge 129. He was a life-long member of Muldraugh Baptist Church serving as a deacon and in other leadership positions. He started in the petroleum business in 1949 and owned and operated Watts Oil Company of Muldraugh. He served the city of Muldraugh as mayor and was the leader in obtaining public water/wastewater services for his community. He was a contributing member of the Muldraugh Lions Club. From 1982 to 1986, he served as Meade County judge executive. He worked on such projects as the 109 Board, Meade County Park, and the countywide water system. Later he was recognized with the naming of the Bert E. Watts Meade County Water District Building. As a life-time, faithful Democrat, he served as Meade County party chairman. He was a board member and chairman of the Lincoln Trail Area Development District and was awarded the Peterson Memorial Service Award in 1991. He was preceded in death by his parents, James B. and Zula Lusk Watts; a brother, James Thomas Watts; and a special aunt and uncle, Georgia and Grover Masden. Mr. Watts is survived by his wife, Dorothy Love Watts; a daughter, Sharon (Bob) McCoy, Naperville, Ill.; a son, Morris (Samantha) Watts, Brandenburg; a sister, Margaret (Guy) Keys, Brandenburg; a brother, Paul G. (Pat) Watts, Muldraugh; four grandchildren, Amy McCoy (Mike) Kraft, David (Elizabeth) McCoy, Josh (Sarah) Watts and Tye Watts; two great-grandchildren, Emily Kraft and Aidan Kraft; and sisters-in-law, Anna Belle Watts, Ruth Pollock and Ann Love. Funeral services were held Nov. 2 from Muldraugh Baptist Church. Burial was in Garnettsville Cemetery, directed by Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Muldraugh Baptist Church, 307 S. Main Street, Muldraugh, KY 40155 or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312. Condolences may be left online at www.bjsfunerals.com.
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