MIDDLESBURG, Va.

— Daughter of Roberta Parker Watts and John B. Watts Jr., Elizabeth Watts Gore grew up in Little Rock, cultivating lasting friendships in her passage through local institutions. Starting as a child at the Anthony School and Forest Park, and lacing in Lorene Lloyd McAfee Ballet, she followed through Pulaski Heights School and Hall High School.

Later, the bright and diligent student matriculated at Mary Baldwin College in Virginia, followed with the University of Arkansas, and was graduated summa cum laude. Her mathematics degree led her into a career of computer systems engineering over ensuing years. Much of that work occurred at corporations in the Washington, D.C., area, mixed with time afforded personal affiliations such as the Junior League of Washington. Her professional work culminated at FNMA in McClean, Va. - her last

career engagement.

Drawn farther west in Virginia by the bucolic horse country and an enthusiasm for riding, Elizabeth resorted to Middleburg. There she married J. Christopher A. Gore, a sagacious CIA man willing to migrate west of Langley. Her life at Middleburg continued much as in prior venues. She maintained her compassion for animals - not excluding a horse that threw her, nor various cats that appeared on her doorstep (lucky strays relished her catering); she maintained a solemn concern for other people, practicing a regular offering of prayer for strangers; and she furthered her enjoyment of travel, intrepidly journeying to far-flung destinations, often on her own. Closer to home she sustained involvement with the Trinity Episcopal Church in nearby Upperville, the Upperville Garden Club, and the frequent company of beloved neighbors and visitors.

At any time and place, Elizabeth exemplified unfailing personal rectitude, while at the same time offering genuine kindness and acceptance to everyone. All welcomed her company and conversation, knowing that faults were not questioned and compassion was at hand.

After a lengthy endurance of illness, Elizabeth died Sunday morning, leaving her family and friends at a loss. Along with her devoted husband, Chris, those now missing her include brothers, John B. Watts III (Abu Dhabi) and Larry P. Watts (Elizabeth) (Little Rock); nephews, Lawrence P. Watts Jr. (Atlanta) and Charles C. Watts (Dallas); and cousins, Harold R. Parker III, James M. Parker, Stephen L. Parker, and Patricia Reeves Floyd.

Elizabeth will be interred at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville on August 22. A Memorial service might be later scheduled in Little Rock and Middleburg, depending on Corona pandemic constraints. In lieu of Flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Middleburg Humane Foundation, the Humane Society of Pulaski County in Little Rock, or similar charities.