Loretta J. Watkins

Cortland- Loretta J. Watkins, age 74, died September 4, 2021 at Trumbull Regional Hospital. Loretta was born November 25, 1946 in Craigsville, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Okey and Thelma Newsome Graham.
Loretta was a 1965 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School. She was employed by Ohio Lamp in Warren, retiring after 38 years; Loretta enjoyed getting together and going to dinner with her Ohio Lamp friends.
Loretta will be missed for her humorous morning Facebook posts, all her friends looked forward to her morning message. She enjoyed family fishing vacations, her shows, The Mentalist and Bones. Loretta was an avid Cleveland Indians fan.
Besides her parents, Loretta is preceded in death by her brothers, Ronnie, Rodney, and her sister, Eunice.
Loretta is survived by her husband William J. Watkins, who she married December 31, 1977; her children, Kim (Mark) Hodgkiss, Mike Watkins, David Dick, Bryan (Janel) Watkins, and Jodi (Shawn) Marrie; her grandchildren, Tad (Nicole) Hodgkiss, Tyler (Lexi) Hodgkiss, Ashlee Watkins, Tiffany Hodgkiss, Dakota Dick, Emily Derkach, Mia Watkins, Kailey Dick, Piper Marrie; and her great-grandchild Leo Hodgkiss. She also leaves her brother Sheldon and sister Drucella.
Friends may call 6-8pm Thursday at the Lane Funeral Homes, Roberts-Clark Chapel, 180 Garfield Dr. NE in Warren. The funeral service will be 11AM Friday at the funeral home with Pastor Rocci Harmon, officiant. Interment in Gustavus Cemetery.