Mary Jane Underwood Watson, 73, of Washington, died Wednesday, August 5, 1998, in Allegheny University Hospital, Pittsburgh. Mrs. Watson was a 1942 graduate of East Washington High School. She graduated from the Washington Hospital School of Nursing and studied at Washington and Jefferson College. She was employed as an obstetrical nurse at New York Polyclinic and Washington Hospital. She was a long time member of the Church of the Covenant, where she served as president of the Garber Wallace Bible Class. She served as president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Washington County Medical Society, was a board member of the Current Events Club, Washington Ice and Blades, the Pittsburgh Figure Skating Club and Washington YWCA, and was a committee member of the University Club. She was also an accomplished seamstress and created costumes for theater and skating. Mrs. Watson was also a sanctions officer for the United States Figure Skating Association, for which she served as a judge, as well as on the organizational committee for the National Skating Competition in 1983. On April 7, 1990, in Washington, she married Clyde M. Watson, who survives. She is a widow of Grant Underwood, who died February 18, 1977. Surviving are a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Sallinger of Pittsburgh; three sons, Grant David Underwood of Scottsdale, Ariz., R. Kevin Underwood of Bethel Park and R. Shawn Underwood of Hanover, N.H.; two stepchildren, Richard Watson of Washington and Joy Lauric of Verona; a brother, Roy White of Minnesota; three grandchildren, Elizabeth Sallinger, and Sarah and Grant Underwood; and three step-grandchildren, Douglas, Mark and Richard Watson. A brother, Archibald M. White, is deceased. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Friday, August 7, 1998Mary Jane Watson
Obstetrical nurse at Washington Hospital
She was born January 22, 1925, in Washington, a daughter of Roy and Elizabeth C. McGuffie White.