Mrs. Martha Watson Jiles

September 3, 1947 - August 14, 2019

Martha Sue Watson Jiles, of Ranburne, Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. She was 71. Mrs. Watson was born the only daughter of the late Curtis Ira Watson and Delma Aletha Kent Watson on September 3, 1947. She was a homemaker extraordinaire with over fifty years of service. She was a member of the former Plantation Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading, spending time with her family, and – most of all – playing and talking with her grandchildren. She believed that children should be heard and conversed with just as adults, and all the children or children-now-adults who had the privilege of interacting with her remember her fondly as one of their “favorites.” Her loving, gentle spirit endeared her to many. She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 49 years, Jimmy Lee Jiles, Sr., her parents, and one nephew, Kent Stewart Watson. Survivors include her children, Jennifer and Philip Davis of Carrollton, Georgia; Lee and Kristi Jiles of Bremen, Georgia; and Priscilla and Wayne Barger of Auburn, Alabama; her granddaughters, Carmen Jiles, Callie Jiles, and Addie Jiles; brothers, Curtis Max Watson of Bowdon, Georgia; James Wendell and Gale Watson of Muscadine, Alabama; Wayne and Kanella Watson of Ranburne, Alabama; and Michael and Kathy Watson of Bowdon, Georgia, as well as several nieces: Tanya Watson Gainsford (Dix Gainsford); Misty Watson Hancock (David Hancock); and Amanda Watson De Le Rosa (Santos De La Rosa); and one nephew, Kevin Wayne Watson (Tesla Watson). Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home. Bro. Stacey Hendrix will officiate. Interment will follow in Cleburne Memory Gardens. Prior to the service, the family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:00 a.m. till the funeral hour.