Joseph L. Watkins, Jr. of Carolina Gardens, West Columbia, S. C., passed away peacefully on the Oncology Unit of Lexington Medial Center in West Columbia, S. C. Joe graduated from the University of South Carolina in Business Administration June 4th, 1966.Joe was an accountant at McKesson & Robbins Drug Company. Joseph L. Watkins, Jr. was the son of Joseph L. Watkins, Sr. and Julia Elizabeth Jones Watkins of North, S. C. and Hartsville, S. C.He is survived by brother, Thomas Daniel Watkins; sisters, Ethel Elizabeth Watkins Derrick and Annie Sue W. Mack and E. B. Mack, Jr. A private memorial service will be held at Riverside Cemetery in North, S. C. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.mcalhanyfuneralhome.com. Culler-Mcalhany Funeral Home is assisting the family.