Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Watkins, William Franklin June 22, 1942 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dorothy Strawhand http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008405 August 25, 2024, 5:57 pm Norfolk Ledger Dispatch June 23, 1942 William Franklin Watkins, former widely known insurance man, of Norfolk, died in Williamsburg Monday, according to news received here. He was agent for the New York Life Insurance Company for a number of years and was active in religious work as a member of Central Baptist Church. He was a native of York County, spending most of his life in Norfolk. Mrs. Minnie Merkle Watkins, his wife, died some time ago. He was a member of Elizabeth Lodge, No. 34, A.F. and A.M. A daughter, Mrs. Frances Watkins Moore, Norfolk; a son, Arthur Watkins, of Baltimore and a brother, Arthur Watkins, of Norfolk, survive Mr. Watkins. Funeral services will be conducted at the Poquoson Baptist Church, York County. The body will be brought to Norfolk for interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/w/watkins12601nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb