Obituary of Oscar Watkins, Concordia Parish, LA Printed with Permission of The Concordia Sentinel Submitted by Bessie Ferrell Transcribed by Sandra Tipton NOTE: Survivors have been excluded due to privacy issues. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** July 23, 1997 WATKINS, OSCAR Services for Oscar Watkins, 75, of Ferriday were held Tuesday, July 22, 1997 at 11 a.m. at Concordia Funeral Home in Ferriday. The Rev. Johnnie Hollins officiated. Burial followed at National Cemetery in Natchez under the direction of Concordia. He died July 17, 1997 at his residence. Watkins was born April 22, 1922 in Ferriday to Marshall and Sarah Gray Watkins. He was self-employed and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.