James “Jim” Farlin Watt U.S. Veteran

January 1, 2022

James (Jim) Farlin Watt, 90, of Carson City Nevada, passed away January 1, 2022.

Jim graduated from San Rafael Military Academy in San Rafael, CA, and joined the Marine Corps. Jim married Marie Spillner in November, 1951 and was deployed to Japan six months later, where he was stationed from 1952 until his honorable discharge in 1954.

He retired from the UPS after 30 years, in 1983. After Marie’s death in 1993, he married Julianne Griffin Kinder on May 13, 1995 in Billings, MT. They moved to Carson City in 1999. Jim worked at Empire Ranch Golf Course in the pro shop, until his heart attack in 2019.

He is survived by his wife, Julianne, daughter-in-law Susie Watt, son-in-law William Brown, six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and four stepchildren, Greg, Gerry and Kenneth Kinder and Ronda Snyder.

Jim was preceded in death by his first wife, Marie and his three children, James Jr., Carl and Emma.

A funeral will be held on February 5, 2022 at 1:00pm at St. Theresa’s Church with a memorial reception to follow at Empire Ranch Golf Course.