Background
Watkins, John Cletis was born on March 26, 1917 in Black Oak, Arkansas, United States. Son of Joseph Cleveland and Sylvia Ann (Hamilton) Watkins.
Watkins, John Cletis was born on March 26, 1917 in Black Oak, Arkansas, United States. Son of Joseph Cleveland and Sylvia Ann (Hamilton) Watkins.
Attending, Arkansas State University, 1939—1940. Attending, Arkansas State University, 1946—1948. Juris Doctor, University Arkansas, 1952.
Private practice, West Memphis, Arkansas, 1951—1954, Paragould, 1954—1973. Of counsel Joe Hollifield, Paragould. Municipal judge City of Paragould, 1959—1963.
Served to sergeant United States Army, 1940-1945.
Member of DAV, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Arkansas Bar Association, Greene Clay Bar Association (president 1965), Masons.
Married Arna Lana Shields, September 11, 1924. 1 child Mary lana.