Obituaries: Joe Watson, 1968, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: April 11, 1968 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Joe Watson, 78, Succumbs; Rites Saturday

Funeral rites for Joe Watson, 78 year old Winnfield man, were held at 3 p.m.
Saturday in the Southern Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J. A. Cockerham
officiating.  Burial was in Garden of Memories Cemetery.

Mr. Waston died unexpectedly Thursday, April 4, 1968 in a local hospital.  He
was a native of Indiana but had lived in Winn Parish for about 12 years.

He leaves his wife; seven daughters, Mrs. Charles Pogue, Mrs. W. E. Gordon,
Mrs. Sam Maggio, Mrs. Hubert Higgs, and Mrs. Vera Gallien, all of Winnfield,
Mrs. D. L. Bordelon of Ferriday, and Mrs. Agnes Thomas of Pineville; four
sons, Robert Watson and Sam Watson of Winnfield and Billy Watson of Chatham
and Tommy Watson of Alexandria; 36 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.