Mr. Elisha Watts, 64, of Gautier, Mississippi, departed this life, Monday, November 25, 2019.  Mr. Watts was a Mississippi Gulf Coast resident for more than 45 years.  He attended and graduated from Marion Central High School in Columbia, Mississippi. Mr. Watts was a member of Rose Hill CME (Christian Methodist Episcopal) Church. He was employed with Ingalls Shipbuilding for over 45 years until his earthly departure. He enjoyed hunting and playing basketball. He was a very calm and quiet person and his family can never remember seeing him angered.

Mr. Watts was proceeded in his parents, Rev. Hezekiah Watts, Sr. and Mrs. Mary Leggett Watts; three brothers, Shelton Watts, Charles Watts, Henry Watts; two sisters, Mary Black and Annette Watts.

He leaves to cherish his loving memory; a brother, Hezzie (Malinda) Watts- Gulfport, Mississippi; five sisters, Ruby Bradshaw, Vertye Caples, Bertha Thigpen, Lavada Thomas- all of Gulfport, Mississippi, Dorothy (Robert Charles) Watts- Washington, District of Columbia; and a host of nieces, nephews, family members and friends.