Jeff Davis-Montgomery County GaArchives Obituaries.....Rowland, James Newson February 21, 1958
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The Jeff Davis Ledger  2-27-1958
                 Seventeen-Year-Old Youth Blows Off Father's Head
 Arthur Rowland, 17, using a shotgun, practically blew off his father's head 
with a load of shot fired at close range about 6pm on Washington's Birthday. 
The elder man, James Newson Rowland, 60. never knew what hit him as he sat on 
the doorstep of his home in Hallspur.
 The youth, now in jail, is charged with murder. He told Sheriff Hatton that 
his father had beaten him, was still threatening him and he thought would kill 
him. He declared the elder man had said he "would kill the _______ if its the 
last thing I do." According to the boy, J. N. Rowland had come up behind him 
as he cut wood and struck him several times. The blast was delivered somewhat 
from a side position and caught the father in the right ear.
 According to young Rowland's statement, he ran away "down the lane" and when 
he returned, he saw his father on the doorstep. He told officers he then went 
into the house through the back door, got the shotgun, and came outside to 
fire the fatal shot.
 The youth, who told officers the elder Rowland had beaten him before, said 
that his father was still cursing when the shotgun went off.
 Funeral services for Rowland were held Sunday at 2PM at Grace Baptist Church, 
conducted by Rev. Bob Davis. Burial was in Hazlehurst Cemetery.
 Surviving in addition to his son are his wife, Mrs. Rosa Lee Crosby Rowland; 
four other sons, Joe Rowland of Savannah, James Rowland of Jacksonville, Fla., 
Edward Rowland and Larry Rowland, both of Hazlehurst; four daughters, Mrs. 
Margie Lee Davis and Mrs. Lucille Johnson, both of Atlanta, Miss Jeraldine 
Rowland of Savannah, and Miss Debby Rowland of Hazlehurst; five sisters, Mrs. 
Molly Whitaker, Mrs. Lavada Hutchinson, and Mrs. Cleo Cary, all of Waycross, 
Mrs. Joe Anna Butler of Mt. Vernon and Mrs. Minnie Jones of Savannah; and his 
mother, Mrs. Lula Rowland of Waycross.
 Pallbearers were nephews, Alvin Rowland, Calvin Rowland, Ernest Rowland, 
Allen Rowland, Carlton Rowland, and Offie Rowland.

Additional Comments:
James Newson was born abt Feb 1898 to Joseph T. R. "Joe" Rowland and Lula 
Maria Foskey Rowland.

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