ROCKLAND – Paul R. Watts, 84, died Feb. 28, 2017, surrounded by his family at the Sussman House in Rockport, following a brief illness.

Born in Warren on Dec. 24, 1932, he was the son of Henry Hammond Watts and Jessie Lelia Watts.

He proudly served his country during the Korean War.

On Sept. 5, 1959, he married Marilyn Benner in Thomaston. In 1966 the couple purchased a home on Linden Street in Rockland, where they resided all their married lives.

For many years, he worked at FMC, which was then known as Marine Colloids, as a production worker. Paul was an avid Red Sox fan and enjoyed fishing. He loved his bike and took pleasure in getting a new bike every few years; while keeping most of the old ones.

He was fastidious about his woodpile and enjoyed his woodstove. He was also an avid reader, particularly enjoying biographies of famous people. He was very conscientious about paying his bills, and paid his mortgage off early.

Predeceased by his wife, Marilyn, in 2009; his sister, Minnie Young in 2011 and her husband, Stanley, in 1957; his brother, Jack Watts in 1978; and his nephew, Bobby Watts; Paul is survived by his son, Steven P. Watts and his wife, Robin, of Hillsboro, Ore.; Minnie's children, Katheryn Small and her husband, Dennis, of West Rockport, Gerald Young of Hope, Sherwood Young and his wife, Barbara, of Warren, and Paul Young of Hope; his great-nephew, Nathan Young of Warren; Jack's children, Kerstin Watts of Texas and John Henry Watts of Warren; his sister-in-law, Glenda Dickinson of Warren; his sister-in-law, Alfreda Blood of Calais, and her children, Kim, Kelly, Karen and Kristin; and his brother-in-law, Eugene Benner of South Portland and his children, Jeffrey and Jeannie.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 4, at 11 a.m. at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock St. in Rockland. Sherwood Young will officiate. Interment will be at a later date at Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Mount Vernon Road in Augusta.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Sussman House, c/o Pen Bay Healthcare, 22 White Street, Rockland, ME 04841, or to Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County, P.O. Box 1294, Rockland, ME 04841.