Newton County GaArchives News.....FATHER DROWNS IN EFFORT TO SAVE HIS SON'S LIFE May 6 1926
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Phyllis Thompson mandpthompson@bellsouth.net October 25, 2003, 5:15 pm

The Covington News

  Thursday afternoon Harrison Woodruff and son left for Yellow river
on a fishing trip, telling the folks at home they were going to bring 
back plenty of fish for supper.
  They had not been fishing very long before the little fellow in some
way fell into the river. As soon as his cry for help was heard his
father jumped into the stream to rescue him.
  The cry of the father and son for help attracted the attention of
Mrs. Skinner and Miss Bessie Bradley and they hurriedly rushed to the
river bank to help save them.
  They were successful in rescuing the little fellow by pulling him
to the shore, but Mr. Woodruff was going down for the third time, and
it was impossible for them to save him.
  The father's effort to save his son cost him his life, and but for the
heroic work of Mrs. Skinner and Miss Bradley, the boy would have also
found a watery grave.
  Mr. Woodruff leaves a wife and two sons besides his parents and 
numerous other relatives. His remains were interred at Austin's Chapel
Saturday afternoon.

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