Wilcox County AlArchives Obituaries.....Benjamin Franklin Watkins December 25 1905
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Wilcox Progressive Era, Thursday, January 11, 1906
DR. B. F. WATKINS DEAD.
One of Bryan's Leading Surgeons and Citizens Passes to His Reward.
  As briefly mentioned in the Evening Pilot yesterday afternoon, Dr. 
Benjamin Franklin Watkins died at his home in this city yesterday 
morning at 11 o'clock after a long illness, age 73 years, 4 months and 
17 days. He received a stroke of paralysis in 1902 while performing a 
surgical operation and was never well afterwards. He gradually grew 
weaker and weaker, and for some months it was known that the end was 
only a matter of time. He was given every care that could be given him 
by loving hands, and by the physicians of the city, but the march of 
the reaper could not be stayed, and at the hour named he passed 
peacefully into an eternal rest.
  Dr. Watkins was one of Bryan's leading citizens and foremost 
physicians up to the time of his illness. He was an educated, refined, 
polished gentleman and was held in the highest esteem by all.
  He was a native of Alabama, born in Burnt Corn, August 8th, 1832. He 
was educated at Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, and Bellevue 
Medical College, New York.
  At the outbreak of the war he enlisted as a surgeon in the 44th 
Alabama Regiment and served the first two years under General 
Longstreet, and the last two he was connected with Hood's Brigade. He 
was senior surgeon with the rank of major and had the honor to assist 
in the operation when Gen. Hood's leg was amputated.
  He was married to Miss Virginia Atkinson in Lowndes County, Ala., in 
1857. Came to Texas in 1880, and to Bryan in 1894.
  He is survived by his good wife and four children, namely: Mr. 
Russell Watkins of Houston, Prof. W. A. Watkins and Misses Virginia and 
Mattie Watkins of this city.
  The funeral was conducted from his late home at 3:30 this afternoon 
and he was followed to his lasting resting place by many friends and by 
his old comrades in arms, the members of Camp J. B. Robertson, U. C. V.
  He has crossed over the river and with Lee and Jackson is resting 
from his labors. God rest him in peace.
- The Bryan (Texas) Evening Pilot, Dec. 26th.

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