Dr. Elvie C. Watts, child education advocate and educator left her mark on City College and many other places in her 97 years. She died March 29, leaving behind a legacy of working on behalf of early childhood education.

“She affected people’s lives,” says her daughter, Ethel Watts, a current student at City College. “She believed that all children should begin with a preschool education. She believed in supporting parents of preschool-aged children by sharing knowledge of the different stages of early childhood.”

Elvie Watts worked for the Sacramento City Unified School District for over 20 years, starting as a preschool teacher in 1966 and retiring in 1988 as the director of early childhood education and daycare centers for the district, according to her obituary in The Sacramento Bee.

Mrs. Watts taught early childhood education classes at the Los Rios College campuses, especially City College, through the 1970s and ’80s. She was also an adjunct professor at Sacramento State University.

Elvie Mary Crenchaw was born Feb. 16, 1917, into racially segregated Little Rock, Ark., but she said she grew up in that African-American community of strong, middle-class families that valued learning and service.

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Mrs. Watts, who married Lewis G. Watts during World War II, earned a Bachelor of Arts at Hampton Institute, Va., a Master of Arts from Atlanta University School of Social Work in Georgia, and a Ph.D. in education from Nova University in Florida—all before moving to Sacramento with her family in 1965.

Always active within her community, Mrs. Watts was on the board of directors for the Oak Park Preschool in Sacramento as a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., an international service organization established in 1908 “by African-American college-educated women,” according to the AKA website.

Mrs. Watts also maintained her religious convictions and was one of the oldest members of Parkside Community Church on South Land Park Drive, where her memorial service was held April 2.

Her husband died in 1967. She is survived by two sons, Lewis and Michael; her daughter, Ethel; a brother, Milton Crenchaw; two grandsons; and one great-grandson.