Obituary of Watson Ten Eick, Jr.

Charles Watson Ten Eick, Jr., 92, husband of the late Mary Anna Hamilton Ten Eick, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023.

Mr. Ten Eick was born in Hollywood, FL to the late Charles Watson Ten Eick, Sr. and Lt. Mary Nunez Ten Eick.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving with the 717^th AC&W SQ at Tatalina A.F.S., Alaska, and a member of American Legion Post #3.  Both Watson and his brother Robert attended and graduated from Georgia Military Academy (now Woodard) in Atlanta while their mother served in the Army during WWII. Watson returned to Atlanta after his Korean era service to attend and graduate from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering.  Watson has been a member of AIIE Chapter 247 in Greenville since 1960.

Mr. Ten Eick along with Mary and their first child moved to Greenville in 1960. Having worked for Singer MFG, JP Stevens, and Abbott Labs, Watson retired as an industrial engineer with Digital Equipment in 1992.  He enjoyed bird watching and photography.  He loved history and was an avid swimmer.  Watson’s father was Postmaster in Hollywood as a result Watson loved stamp collecting in his youth.

Surviving are two sons, CPT (Ret.) C.W. Ten Eick III with wife Eileen, and James Ten Eick; a daughter, Carol Ayers with husband Jack; and five grandchildren, Charles Ten Eick IV, Jackson Ayers, Pate Ayers, William Ten Eick, Kate Ten Eick, and two Ten Eick nieces Deborah Clark and Barbara Enyard of Inglis, FL. In addition, there is one Hamilton nephew, Clifford McKay, and one Hamilton niece, Mary Beth McKay. He was predeceased by a brother, LTC (Ret.) Robert W. Ten Eick of Crystal River, FL; and a daughter-in-law, Meredith Ten Eick.

The family will receive friends between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday December 2^nd at Fletcher Funeral Home, Fountain Inn, SC.

The burial, with Military Honors, will be 1 o’clock Friday, December 15^th, at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL.

Memorials may be made to Honor Flight Upstate SC, P.O. Box 838, Simpsonville, SC 29681.