Floyd-Franklin County GaArchives Obituaries.....Watters, Joseph B May 30, 1901 ************************************************ 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: Fran Weatherby flweatherby@bellsouth.net January 22, 2012, 7:19 am The Atlanta Constitution, May 31, 1901, page 4 Joseph B. Watters, one of the leading clothing merchants of Rome,died last night shortly before midnight at his home in the fourth ward, from Bright's disease. For several weeks he had been in feeble health and the end was expected. Mr. Watters was fifty-two years of age and was born in Franklin county. He had resided in Floyd county thirty-five years and in Rome twenty years.He was a modest,unassuming gentleman,and known as an energetic, successful business man. He leaves a widow and three children--Messrs Allie and Crampton and Miss Lucille Watters. The funeral wil take place tomorrow morning. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/floyd/obits/w/watters10489gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb