Mr. John Watts of Boomer township died last Tuesday, January 19, 1926, at the home of his son, Mr. Dodson Watts. Mr. Watts was in his 84th year. He had just returned from attending the funeral of his neighbor and friend, Mr. Martin Gibbs, when he died suddenly of heart trouble. Mr. Watts was a Confederate Veteran, Company F, 52nd Regiment of North Carolina. He was a regular attendant at Confederate Veterans’ reunions held annually May 10th in Wilkesboro.
From the front page of The North Wilkesboro Hustler, Jan. 27, 1926
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