Mr. Xavier Octavius Watson, 31, of Sanford, North Carolina entered into eternal rest on Thursday, February 19, 2026, in Sanford, North Carolina.  

Xavier Octavius Watson, son of Van Cameron and the late Cassandra  Elizabeth Watson, was born on December 18, 1994. Xavier entered into eternal rest on Thursday, February 19, 2026, in  Sanford, North Carolina.

Xavier was educated in the Lee County School System, graduating from Southern Lee High School. Xavier was employed at Tyson Foods. He attended Mt. Nebo FWB Church, where he served  on the Junior Usher Board and was baptized.

Preceded in death by his mother, Cassandra Elizabeth Watson, his great-grandparents, Clarence & Mary (Fox) Watson, his grandfather, Van Ivory Stringfellow, his grandmother, Faye McNeil, and  his uncles, Alvis Steve Watson and Ted Ray.

Those left to cherish fond memories of Xavier are, his daughter, Aaliyha Cassundra Watson; his father Van Cameron (Betty); his sister, Vaneesha Danielle Cameron; his grandmother, Sandra  Elizebeth Watson; his great aunt, Margaret Fox Tomlinson; his grandfather, Wichie Clay of Aberdeen, MS; his uncles, Clarence Junior Watson, Donald Stringfellow, Glen Cameron (Mary), Dan  Stringfellow (Katherine) and Johnny Cameron; his aunts, Linda Stringfellow, Brenda Stringfellow, Sandra Stringfellow; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Please keep the family and friends of Mr. Xavier Octavius Watson name in your thoughts and prayers. 

Arrangements are entrusted to McLeod Funeral Home of Sanford, North Carolina.