Beloved priest at St. Therese Catholic Church dies after battle with COVID
Community mourns loss of beloved priest By Frances Weller | January 18, 2021 at 10:13 PM EST - Updated January 18 at 11:51 PM
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Catholic community is mourning the loss of one of their own.
Father Trent Watts, priest of St. Therese Catholic Church at Wrightsville Beach, died Sunday from COVID-19, according to the church’s website and a close friend.
Sister Rosemary McNamara knew Father Watts since the 1990′s and worked with him during his time at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. She spoke with him in mid-November just a few days before he went into the hospital with symptoms of COVID-19.