Watson Funeral Home

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Watson Funeral Home is located in beautiful Millsboro, Delaware and serves the surrounding areas of Sussex County. A full-service funeral home in business since 1830, Watson Funeral Home is characterized by the care and commitment we provide to the families we serve. Our traditions have been in place since the beginning and we are proud that you have chosen us to help you in your time of need. Our dedicated staff will listen to your concerns carefully, and clearly explain all your memorialization options to assist in creating a truly unique tribute for your loved one. *** The History of Watson Funeral Home T oday the Watson Funeral Home serves about 200 families per year, and is one of the well known and respected funeral homes serving lower Delaware and parts of the surrounding Maryland counties. It all began a long, long time ago, back in the 1820's when Paynter Frame Watson married Anna Moor and they went into a multi-faceted business located in Centerville, Delaware (Now called Roxana, Delaware). It was Paynter F. Watson Carriage Sales, Harness and Tack , Furniture Making , Casket Making and Undertaking. In those days, there were many duties to be undertaken in holding a wake at a home, and funeral in a church-hence the term "Undertaker" was born. One of the Watson family members living today has a death certificate signed by Paynter F. Watson dated 1830, and this is the date we recognize today as the start of Watson Funeral Home, though unofficially, it could have been as early as 1828. Paynter and Anna had one son, Henry, before she tragically died at a young age. Paynter and his young son worked together in the business when Henry became of age. Henry went on to distinguish himself serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, and took a bride, Ceclia, and fathered many children. In the later 1800's, Henry moved the business to Selbyville in order to be near the Railroad Station there. He fathered many children, and his sons " Young Henry", P.