Watson - Forrest
Source: Waveland Independent July 11, 1930
The community was shocked on Monday afternoon to hear of the
death of Forrest, the 14 year old son of Manfred Watson, who
lives on the Hollandsburg road just south of Mt. Moriah Church.
The boy had gone in company with Mr. And Mrs. Harold Collings,
neighbors, to Big Raccoon at the McGilveray Ford, south of
Hollandsburg to swim. The rain had raised the creek, which is
very deep at that point at ordinary times. The boy was a good
swimmer but just before he went down he said he was tired and
started to swim to the bank. Mr. And Mrs. Collings made
unavailing efforts to rescue him. The coroner was notified and
the body was found after three hours. The boy was a bright lad,
considerable of an athlete and a member of the ball teams. He
would have been a junior in high school next year. Funeral
services were held on Thursday. - transcribed by kbz