Butts-Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....White, Katie Watkins October 6 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: John Mallory Land retrofit@flash.net October 6, 2004, 1:25 pm Columbus, Georgia Enquirer-Sun, Oct 7, 1899 “A Very Sad Death: Mrs. O. E. WHITE Passed Away Yesterday Morning “Yesterday morning, at 2 o’clock, Mrs. O. E. WHITE, nee Miss Katie WATKINS, died at her home in Beallwood, north of the city, after an illness of three weeks, caused by a complication of diseases. The death was a peculiarly sad one, and the many friends of Mrs. WHITE will be grieved and shocked to learn of it. About three years ago Mrs. WHITE, then Miss WATKINS, was married to Mr. WHITE, who is a well known young farmer, living north of the city. Mrs. WHITE had not been in good health for some time, and about here weeks ago she became very ill with typhoid fever. She gradually became weaker and her end occurred yesterday morning at 2 o’clock, as stated above. Mrs. WHITE was the daughter of Mr. Frank WATKINS of Flovilla [Butts County], Ga. She is a niece of Col. and Mrs. A. C. McGEHEE of this city. She is survived by three brothers, Messrs. Oscar, Pearce and Orion WATKINS, and two [sic] sisters, Mrs. A. C. McGEHEE, Jr., and Misses Annie and Eva WATKINS. She was only 21 years of age and this fact made her sad death all the more pathetic. The deceased was a young woman of sweet disposition, and many beautiful and attractive traits of character, and her death will be sincerely mourned by all who knew her. The funeral occurred at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon from Double Churches, north of the city. It was conducted by Dr. B. W. BUSSEY, the same minister who, three years ago, officiated at her marriage.” Additional Comments: [From the "Columbus, Georgia, Enquirer-Sun" newspaper, Saturday, 07 OCT 1899, p. 8. Katy M. WHITE (15 SEP 1879-06 OCT 1899), wife of O. E. WHITE, at Double Churches Cemetery in (now Columbus) Muscogee Co, GA. I came across this death notice while researching an unrelated matter. - jml] Have since found Katie Watkins' husband's name was Octie Eugene White. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/butts/obits/w/gob1891white.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb