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Memorial for Rev.James Francis Wathen
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Born in Daviess County, Ky. on Nov. 6, 1932
Departed on Nov. 7, 2006 and resided in Evansville, IN.
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Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006 & Friday, Nov. 10, 2006
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Friday, Nov. 10, 2006
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Resurrection Cemetery
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Please click on the links above for locations, times, maps, and directions.
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Rev. James Frances Wathen, 74, of 880 Sunset Ave., Evansville, Indiana, departed this life at 4:55am., Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville, after a long and heroic battle with lymphatic leukemia, which began at age 10. He was a member of St. Paul's Traditional Catholic Chapel. Father Wathen was born in Reed on Nov.6, 1932. He was a fifth child(of 10)of the late Samuel Spalding Wathen and Margaret Richardson Wathen. Father's ancestors, the Spaldings, Lancasters and Wathens, were among the Catholic families who established the colony of Maryland in 1634. Father Wathen continued this heritage by establishing Traditional Latin Mass Centers throughout the United States, in order to preserve the true Mass. His books, tapes and radio programs were dedicated to exposing the Marxist influence upon the holy Catholic faith. He was preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Wathen. He is survived by his brothers, John H. Wathen of Greenwood, Ind., Richard Spalding Wathen of West Palm Beach, Fla., Robert L. Wathen of Orlando, Fla., Samuel Thomas Wathen, William Patrick Wathen of Nazareth. His sisters survivors are Sister Margaret Spalding of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Mary Carol Hanekcamp of Owensboro and Margaret Bauer of Norman, Oklahoma. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Father Wathen dicoesan appointments included that of assitant pastor and high school teacher from 1958 to 1965. He was a pastor of Rosary chapel in Paducah and St. Mary's Church in La Center from 1965 to 1967, pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Central City and St. Charles Mission in Livermore from 1967 to 1970. He left the diocese in 1970 because he could not in conscience offer the "new Mass." His funeral service will be held at 11am. Friday at Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home Chapel in Owensboro. Visitation is from 3 to 8pm.Thursday and from 9 to 11am. Friday at the funeral home, and the rosary will be recited at 7pm. Thursday. He will be laid to rest in Resurrection Cemetery. May he rest in peace, and may all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to: St. Paul's Traditional Chapel. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
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