Jo Watson of George's Gap passed away on December 23, 2024. Jo was born in Lexington, NC to Carlene Hartman Call and Dewey Oliver Sadler, and she graduated from Lexington Senior High School. She earned her Bachelor's in Nursing from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing, and moved to Boone, NC in 1971 where she worked as a nurse at Watauga County Hospital. Jo served as Assistant Director of Nursing until she retired, and then went on to work full time in the picture framing business – Jo & Willie's Framing – that she had opened with her husband, Willie Watson.

Jo loved crafts of all sorts, but she especially loved quilting and cross stitch. She loved her dogs and cats, and she loved her family. She is survived by her husband, Willie Watson; her son Josh, his wife Emily, and their children, Callum and Elsie; her stepdaughter Martha, her husband Chris, their children Eli, Connor, and Macy; her stepdaughter Christy and her husband, Mike; her sister Debbie; her brother Craig; her stepfather Foster; and her great-grandson Carson.

Jo did not want a funeral service.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to charities that support causes Jo cared about: animals, the environment, and women's health.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com

Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements/