"Lila was a daughter of Stonewall Culpepper and Frances Stackhouse Watson. She was born on February 5, 1892, in Sellers, South Carolina. Her childhood days were spent on her father's farm. When she was fifteen years old, she entered high school in Dillon. When she was seventeen years, she accepted Jesus Christ as her savior and became a member of Little Rock Baptist Church. She graduated from high school in 1910 and then went to the College for Women in Columbia. She graduated in 1913. She received a bachelor of religious education degree from the Women's Missionary Union Training School. She taught for four years in rural schools in Horry County.
Lila entered the Women's Missionary Training School in the summer of 1917. On June 12, 1919, she received an appointment from the Foreign Mission Board to do evangelistic work with Miss Hartwell at Hwanghien, China. She never had children and never married. She served as a Southern Baptist missionary for 39 years.
Lila's vision was to have a learning center which was to be used for the benefit of the people of the Pee Dee Baptist Association Churches. She dreamed of providing a special place for us to learn about missions and work together to make missions more than just a word. In 1976, she deeded her home and 22 acres of land in Dillon to the Pee Dee Baptist Association. This is known as Stafford Place. The property is used for missionary work and for the education of the people of Pee Dee Baptist Association Churches. At Stafford Place, local, national, and international missions are promoted. Counseling services are provided and seminary extension courses are taught. Lila lived an active life after retirement. She enjoyed entertaining relatives and friends in her home. She loved children and children enjoyed visiting Miss Lila in Dillon and learning about her life in China while being served authentic Chinese food in Chinese dishes with chopsticks.
She died on September 17, 1980, at the age of 88 and is buried in the cemetery at Antioch Baptist Church. Today, she is honored and remembered. In 2003 the Pee Dee Baptist association voted to designate a day for associational prayer and give in memory of Lila Watson. This offering is used for local missions in the Pee Dee Baptist Association."
The Dillon Herald Online - July 10, 2011
Lila entered the Women's Missionary Training School in the summer of 1917. On June 12, 1919, she received an appointment from the Foreign Mission Board to do evangelistic work with Miss Hartwell at Hwanghien, China. She never had children and never married. She served as a Southern Baptist missionary for 39 years.
Lila's vision was to have a learning center which was to be used for the benefit of the people of the Pee Dee Baptist Association Churches. She dreamed of providing a special place for us to learn about missions and work together to make missions more than just a word. In 1976, she deeded her home and 22 acres of land in Dillon to the Pee Dee Baptist Association. This is known as Stafford Place. The property is used for missionary work and for the education of the people of Pee Dee Baptist Association Churches. At Stafford Place, local, national, and international missions are promoted. Counseling services are provided and seminary extension courses are taught. Lila lived an active life after retirement. She enjoyed entertaining relatives and friends in her home. She loved children and children enjoyed visiting Miss Lila in Dillon and learning about her life in China while being served authentic Chinese food in Chinese dishes with chopsticks.
She died on September 17, 1980, at the age of 88 and is buried in the cemetery at Antioch Baptist Church. Today, she is honored and remembered. In 2003 the Pee Dee Baptist association voted to designate a day for associational prayer and give in memory of Lila Watson. This offering is used for local missions in the Pee Dee Baptist Association."
The Dillon Herald Online - July 10, 2011
"Lila was a daughter of Stonewall Culpepper and Frances Stackhouse Watson. She was born on February 5, 1892, in Sellers, South Carolina. Her childhood days were spent on her father's farm. When she was fifteen years old, she entered high school in Dillon. When she was seventeen years, she accepted Jesus Christ as her savior and became a member of Little Rock Baptist Church. She graduated from high school in 1910 and then went to the College for Women in Columbia. She graduated in 1913. She received a bachelor of religious education degree from the Women's Missionary Union Training School. She taught for four years in rural schools in Horry County.
Lila entered the Women's Missionary Training School in the summer of 1917. On June 12, 1919, she received an appointment from the Foreign Mission Board to do evangelistic work with Miss Hartwell at Hwanghien, China. She never had children and never married. She served as a Southern Baptist missionary for 39 years.
Lila's vision was to have a learning center which was to be used for the benefit of the people of the Pee Dee Baptist Association Churches. She dreamed of providing a special place for us to learn about missions and work together to make missions more than just a word. In 1976, she deeded her home and 22 acres of land in Dillon to the Pee Dee Baptist Association. This is known as Stafford Place. The property is used for missionary work and for the education of the people of Pee Dee Baptist Association Churches. At Stafford Place, local, national, and international missions are promoted. Counseling services are provided and seminary extension courses are taught. Lila lived an active life after retirement. She enjoyed entertaining relatives and friends in her home. She loved children and children enjoyed visiting Miss Lila in Dillon and learning about her life in China while being served authentic Chinese food in Chinese dishes with chopsticks.
She died on September 17, 1980, at the age of 88 and is buried in the cemetery at Antioch Baptist Church. Today, she is honored and remembered. In 2003 the Pee Dee Baptist association voted to designate a day for associational prayer and give in memory of Lila Watson. This offering is used for local missions in the Pee Dee Baptist Association."
The Dillon Herald Online - July 10, 2011
Lila entered the Women's Missionary Training School in the summer of 1917. On June 12, 1919, she received an appointment from the Foreign Mission Board to do evangelistic work with Miss Hartwell at Hwanghien, China. She never had children and never married. She served as a Southern Baptist missionary for 39 years.
Lila's vision was to have a learning center which was to be used for the benefit of the people of the Pee Dee Baptist Association Churches. She dreamed of providing a special place for us to learn about missions and work together to make missions more than just a word. In 1976, she deeded her home and 22 acres of land in Dillon to the Pee Dee Baptist Association. This is known as Stafford Place. The property is used for missionary work and for the education of the people of Pee Dee Baptist Association Churches. At Stafford Place, local, national, and international missions are promoted. Counseling services are provided and seminary extension courses are taught. Lila lived an active life after retirement. She enjoyed entertaining relatives and friends in her home. She loved children and children enjoyed visiting Miss Lila in Dillon and learning about her life in China while being served authentic Chinese food in Chinese dishes with chopsticks.
She died on September 17, 1980, at the age of 88 and is buried in the cemetery at Antioch Baptist Church. Today, she is honored and remembered. In 2003 the Pee Dee Baptist association voted to designate a day for associational prayer and give in memory of Lila Watson. This offering is used for local missions in the Pee Dee Baptist Association."
The Dillon Herald Online - July 10, 2011
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