Makala Catherine Watkins, 19, Cromwell, passed away at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

She was born on May 14, 1998 in Goshen to Margaret Kay Wanamaker and Timothy Daniel Watkins.

She attended Goshen High School and Bartow High School and lived most of her life in Elkhart County except one year in Bartow, Fla., before moving to Cromwell.    

She is survived by her mother and step father: Margaret and Terrance Wise, Cromwell; father and step mother: Timothy and Tylynn Watkins, North Webster; two sisters: Katelyn Wanamaker, Goshen; Autumn Wise, Cromwell; three brothers: Jasper Wise, Dakota Wise and Tyler Gonyon, Cromwell; maternal grandparents: Anita Howell, Goshen; Donald Wanamaker, Cromwell; paternal grandparents: Lucille Watkins, Goshen and Charles Watkinds, Pikeville, Ky.; step grandparents: Reba Wise, Ironton, Ohio; Terry Searls, Granger; step great grandmother, Fern Wise, Ironton, Ohio. 

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24 at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Funeral services will follow at 7 p.m. in the funeral home on Friday with Pastor Terry Searls officiating. Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. St. Rd 15, Warsaw.

Preferred memorials may be given to the Makala Watkins Funeral Fund, c/o Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, IN 46567. To send condolences to the family in memory of Makala Watkins, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com