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Ernest A. Watson, 85, of Santa Barbara died May 11, 2015.
He was born Sept. 6, 1929.
A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 4 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church.
Arrangements entrusted to Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels.
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