George was born February 22, 1928, at Owanka, SD. He was the second of two children to Maude and William Waterson. George went to school as a child in Viewfield, SD, and attended high school in Sturgis, SD. In the second grade, George and his brother, Billie, rode a horse named "Bud," two miles to and from school. George loved rodeos and horses as a small boy. He learned from his Grandfather Felton how to break horses.
George married Francis Caroline McNeill on November 3, 1951, at St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Onge, SD. George and Caroline made their home on a ranch outside of St. Onge for 67 years. They both were dedicated ranchers and worked very hard side by side. George always said, "As a rancher you worked hard and worried a lot! That was your job!" George said he wouldn't want to go back to the early days, "It was too hard, it was like the little house on the prairie!"
George Earl Waterson, 90, died Sunday, August 19, 2018.
Family includes one son, Oakley Waterson, St. Onge, SD; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Caroline; parents, Maude and William Waterson; and one brother; Billie Waterson.
Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 23, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 24, 2018, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Burial will be at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a memorial to the St. Onge Community Center.

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