Taylor County GaArchives Obituaries.....Watson, Perry Calvin January 24, 1938
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The Butler Herald, January 27, 1938
Thursday, Page One

Mr. P. C. Watson Is Claimed By Death After Long Illness

Died at Georgia Baptist Hospital, Where He Had Been A Patient For Three 
Weeks

Mr. P. C. Watson, known to his innumerable host of devoted friends as “Perry 
Watson,” breathed his last at the Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta Monday 
morning at 4 o’clock after a long and patient illness although admitted to 
the hospital only three weeks ago.

Mr. Watson, who was in the 75th year of his age, born of honorable parents, 
spent his entire life of useful labor in Taylor County, his home being in 
the south-western section of the county, near Mauk where he owned large 
tracks of lands and other valuable real estate. He was considered one of the 
largest and most successful farmers and business men of this section.

Among Mr. Watson’s many fine traits of character was his charitable 
disposition and deeds of kindness to those in need of financial and other 
assistance. He was never married but contributed largely to the education 
and in getting a start in life of many young men and women bound to him by 
the cards of love as well as that of relation. He never united with the 
church, but to all denominations in him they found a loyal friend and 
liberal contributor. He was a love of Masonry of which fraternity he had 
been a member, both of the Blue Lodge and Chapter of Mauk and Americus, 
respectively, since early manhood.

Mr. Watson will be greatly missed not only by the people of his immediate 
section, but by those far and wide who knew him to love him devotedly.

Mr. Watson was the last member of a once large and influential family and is 
survived by a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral and interment took place at Pine Level cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 
three o’clock service being conducted by Rev. H. L. Lumpkin, assisted by 
Rev. Whatley, life-long friends of the deceased.

The Butler Herald
Thursday, January 27, 1938
Page Three

Mauk News

Our people were shocked Monday morning when the news came that Mr. P. C. 
Watson had died at the Georgia Baptist hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Watson went 
there for treatment for a carbuncle on the back of his neck and news was 
received here Sunday morning that he was improving. Messrs. Will and J. H. 
Turner, Reuben Harris, and John Brady went to Atlanta Sunday to see him and 
when they arrived they found that he had become suddenly worse Saturday 
afternoon and all hopes for his recovery had vanished. He passed away at 
4:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon. His remains were brought back Tuesday and 
laid to rest by the side of his brother, who was brought back from Dr. 
Thrash’s Sanitarium in Atlanta Jan. 29, 1912, at Pine Level cemetery. He was 
a life-long resident of this community, was in his 77th year, and the last 
member of a large family of children. He has number of nieces and nephews in 
different parts of Georgia, Florida, and Texas.


Additional Comments:
Perry Calvin Watson, often seen in news articles and other records as P. C. 
Watson, was the son of Perry Watson and Martha Hart. 

He was a successful businessman and had a fruit farm in Mauk, Georgia where 
he sold five varieties of peaches. His name was often mentioned in the 
social columns of the Butler Herald as he had many friends and family and 
active in his community. 

Perry is my 3rd great-uncle. I've researched the Watson family since 2000 
and learned a great deal about them. If you're related to them and have 
family photos or other records, please contact me.

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