Danny Russell Watson, age 62 of Clinton, Missouri passed away on Friday, May 8, 2026 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. A Celebration of Life will be held in Clinton at a later date.

Dan was born on April 24, 1964 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Robert and Dorreta Watson. He was a 1982 graduate of Mediapolis High School in Mediapolis, Iowa.

Dan was employed as a forklift driver at Shreiber Foods in Clinton.

Left to cherish his memory include his son, Wesley Watson of Flagstaff, Arizona; his partner in life Carolyn Sanders of Clinton, Missouri; his granddaughter Juniper "Junie" Meineker; his sisters Amy Oetken of Burlington, Iowa, and Heidi Crabtree of Deepwater, Missouri; two nephews, an uncle and several cousins.

Dan is preceded in death by his parents, grandparents and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.