Janet Webb Watkins, long-time resident of Terrace Park and Milford, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 22, 2023, at the age of 91.
Janet was born on August 2, 1931, in Tollesboro to Maude and Roland Webb.
She grew up part of a large farm family, milking cows before going to school and helping care for younger siblings. Jan often said that her mother, a schoolteacher and farm wife, taught her the importance of a good education and her father, a farmer, taught her to love nature. As a young woman, Jan moved to Cincinnati for work. There she met Dan Watkins. They married in 1957 and had two daughters. Jan continued to return to the family farm regularly to help in any way she could. Jan’s love of nature led to a long career at Cincinnati Nature Center, which was her second family until her retirement in 2004. Bird watching, especially hummingbirds, was the highlight of Jan’s later years.
Jan is survived by her brothers, Greg and Larry Webb; daughters, Jennifer Watkins of Port Ludlow, Washington, and Laura (Lolly) and Jeff Taylor; grandsons, Porter Taylor (Rebecca), Brice Taylor (Lindsay), Jordan Taylor, and Cody Taylor; as well as five great-grandchildren.
Services will be private and at the convenience of the family.
Memorials may be made to Cincinnati Nature Center:Â CincyNature.org/Support.
