Watt died in Kaysville, Utah Territory, at the age of 65, estranged from the LDS Church and its leaders. Watt's obituary describes him as "honest truthful and sincere although perhaps misguided being a self-made man of strong character and exercising vast influence there is not a little in his career which is remarkable."Salt Lake Herald, 25 October 1881. Following his death, Taylor made a special trip to the home to say that he should be buried in his temple robes.
