Judy Watson Kingry

Judy Watson Kingry, a resident of Dothan passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on September 8, 2025. She was 85 years old.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Covenant Methodist Church at 1:00pm on Thursday September 11, 2025 with Bishop Mike Watson and Rev. Kyle Gatlin officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:45am-12:45pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Holiday Fund at Grand South Senior Living, 450 John D. Odom Rd, Dothan, AL 36303, Covenant Methodist Church, 3610 W. Main St. Dothan, AL 36305, or the charity of your choice.

Judy was born July 24, 1940 to Excell and Allie Watson. Judy was a graduate of Dothan High School, Stephens College, Huntingdon College, and Auburn University. Judy had an outstanding career teaching elementary school in the Dothan City schools for thirty-two years. She accumulated many honors over the years, but her greatest joy was positively impacting the lives of countless schoolchildren in our community. Her influence was multiplied when she served as a Supervising Teacher for Troy University where she trained new teachers. Judy loved to serve the Lord through her church. In high school, she played the piano at Lafayette Street Methodist Church. As an adult, she was a member of First Methodist Church in Dothan where she served as President of United Methodist Women, taught Sunday School at Wesley Place once a month for seventeen years, served as a Certified Lay Speaker in the Dothan District of the Methodist Church, and served as a delegate to numerous Methodist Conferences locally and around the world. Judy had many hobbies that included fishing and skiing with her family, writing her book Dear Boys and Girls, composing songs, attending Auburn football games, gardening, and traveling the world.

Judy was preceded in death by her father, Benjamin Excell Watson and her mother, Allie Dykes Watson.

Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Gip Kingry of Dothan; her children Dr. Mark Kingry (Beth) of Montgomery, Bryant Kingry (Jennifer) of Overland Park, Kansas and Dr. Kevin Kingry (Mary) of Dothan; grandchildren, Erin Kingry Martin (Austin), Lauren Kingry Smith (Matt), Allison Kingry, Meredith Kingry Sonnenschein (Chad), Justin Kingry, Kendall Kingry, Kate Kingry, Connor Kingry and McLain Kingry; great grandchildren, Nora Martin, Nellie Martin, Anderson Smith and Thomas Smith; brother, Bishop Mike Watson (Margaret); and an extended loving family.

Special thanks to the staff at Grand South Senior Living for your love and wonderful care. The family also thanks The Respite Program at First Methodist Church Dothan.

Glover Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com