OBIT: Watkins, Christopher Columbus, 1904 - Daviess Co., KY -------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: Barbara Hilyard Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 21:59:57 +0100 -------------------------------------------- **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. ***************************************************************************** Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 21:59:57 +0100 From: bwhilyerd@hcc-uky.campus.mci.net Subject: KFY: OBIT: Watkins, Christopher Columbus, 1904 - Daviess Co OBIT: WATKINS, Christopher Columbus, 1904, Daviess Co., KY Submission # 26 by Barbara Hilyerd The Messenger, Owensboro, Ky., Wednesday Morning, February 10, 1904 CHRISTOPHER WATKINS DEAD Old Resident of Near Bethabara Dies of Pneumonia Christopher Watkins, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of Daviess county, died of pneumonia at his home near Bethabara at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon He had been ill for some time. The deceased was sixty-eight years old and had spent most of his life in Daviess county. For a number of years he lived in Owensboro. He was, for fifteen years, ustice of the peace from the Whitesville precinct. Mr. Watkins is survived by a widow and a son, B. T. Watkins, of this city. The deceased was a brother of John Watkins and Mrs. Mildred Hazelrigg, both of this dic, and an uncle of the Hom. R. E. Watkins and Judge J. B. Karn. The funeral will be conducted at 1 o'clock today by the Free Masons, of which order he was an honored member. The remains will be buried in Karn's Grove cemetery. [Note: The son B. T. was Benjamin. For some of his other children's names see the obit. of his widow, Rachael Watkins, and his son, Perry Albert Watkins.]