Goldsboro – Mrs. Gladys Holland Watson, 70, of 716 W. Holly Street, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Rondal Holland and Mamie Davis Holland and was married to the late Robert Watson.

Graveside services will be Thursday at 10:00 a.m. at the Pikeville Cemetery with Rev. Waldo Smith officiating.

Mrs. Watson is survived by her son, Cecil Sykes and wife, Libby of Winston Salem; daughters, Gladys Marie Velasquez of Goldsboro, Goldie Mae Radford and husband, Herman of Goldsboro and Pamela Rose Sykes of Goldsboro; sisters, Evelyn Minshew of Kernersville and Christine Pollock Best of Goldsboro; brothers, R.J. Holland, Bill Holland and Bobby Holland, all of Pikeville; eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Johnny Powell.

The family will receive friends Wednesday at Seymour Funeral Home from 7-9 p.m. and other times at 1709 Peachtree Street.