Dwayne Watts was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on Thursday, April 10, 1958 to Edward Ray and Ida Mae Watts. He left this life following a sudden illness on Sunday, January 7, 2024. Dwayne was the 4th of 12 siblings. He was the only one of his siblings to attend McKinley High School graduating in 1976 choosing to go there to play football and to become a state qualifying wrestler. He obtained a college degree in Marketing from Stark State College. Dwayne was baptized at Bethel Apostolic Church under Pastor Ralph Byrd. Days after his high school graduation Dwayne joined the United States Army where he served on bases around the world before returning to Canton. He was an avid football fan and followed his beloved Cincinnati Bengals. For hobbies, Dwayne enjoyed coaching midget league football for a time and spending time training dogs.

Dwayne was preceded in death by both his parents and his bonus son James (Josh) Johnson of the home.  He leaves to cherish his memory his longtime companion Tracey Kenard of the home, his daughter Andrea Michelle of Macon, GA and son Dwayne Seymour of Canton, his siblings Glenda Kennard, Vincent (Debra) Watts, Ben (Tasha) Ball and Tonya (Rodney) Chandler of Canton, Earnest, Dianna Rae and Lisa Watts of Columbus, OH, Bruce Watts, ELisa, Akikah (Nicole) Honaker of Florida, Kim and Daryl Honaker of Cincinnati, 5 grandchildren, a one month old great-grandson, Jibril and a host of family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the family via Givelify to:

Abundant Harvest Deliverance Ministries

1368 Henry Ave. SW

Canton, OH 44706