Franklin County GaArchives News.....Fire Kills First-Grader October 26, 1989 ************************************************ 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: Alisa Dunn ardunn91@gmail.com July 12, 2022, 11:46 pm Franklin County Citizen October 26, 1989 A six-year-old boy died in a house fire in the Bold Spring community early Sunday morning. His older brother was injured in the fire, and is receiving treatment at Human Hospital in Augusta. Jonathan Watkins, a first-grader at Carnesville Elementary School, died in the blaze which began around 4 a.m. Sunday. His brother, Lamar, was burned on the neck and hands and is in critical condition after surgery Monday morning. Also in the house, located on a dirt road off Bold Spring Road, were the parents, Lamar Sr. and Mattie; a daughter, Sharon, 17; another daughter, Trameka, 8; and an uncle "Pompey" Beasley. Only the chimney remained of the small frame house after the fire, which apparently began in the roof over the bedroom shared by the two boys. The cause of the fire is undetermined, although faulty wiring is suspected. Students at Franklin County School have begun collecting money for the family Monday morning, and were to continue through the week. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/franklin/newspapers/firekill2830gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb