The Sheboygan Press (Sheboygan, WI) Tue, May 21, 1946
Ora A. Watson Rites Scheduled for Thursday.
Two Rivers, Wis. -- Funeral services for Ora H. Watson, 76, former publisher of the Plymouth Reporter, will be held at St. James Episcopal church in Manitowoc at 2 p.m. Thursday. burial will be at Forest View cemetery here.
Mr. Watson died of a heart attack Monday. Born in Tomah, Wis., January 26, 1870, Mr. Watson learned the printing trade as a young boy. After publishing the Plymouth paper for a number of years, he traveled for various grocery houses in the state. For a time he was traveling circulation manager for the Wisconsin News of Milwaukee and later he was associated with the circulation departments of the Manitowoc Herald-Times and Two Rivers Reporter. He retired about 10 years ago.
Mr Watson was married twice, His first wife was the former Nell Finnegan of Merrillan, who died in 1898. His second wife who is one of the survivors, was the former Clara Scheibe of Plymouth. There are two daughters, Mrs. Nell Peters of San Fernando, Calif., and Mrs. A.L. Vogel of Manitowoc.
Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, WI) Fri, Jan 28, 1916
--Merrillan--
Friends at the depot Wednesday greeted Ora Watson, formerly of Merrillan, now of Plymouth. He is now traveling for a wholesale grocery house, but years ago was on the Leader force. He reports his family well.
Ora A. Watson Rites Scheduled for Thursday.
Two Rivers, Wis. -- Funeral services for Ora H. Watson, 76, former publisher of the Plymouth Reporter, will be held at St. James Episcopal church in Manitowoc at 2 p.m. Thursday. burial will be at Forest View cemetery here.
Mr. Watson died of a heart attack Monday. Born in Tomah, Wis., January 26, 1870, Mr. Watson learned the printing trade as a young boy. After publishing the Plymouth paper for a number of years, he traveled for various grocery houses in the state. For a time he was traveling circulation manager for the Wisconsin News of Milwaukee and later he was associated with the circulation departments of the Manitowoc Herald-Times and Two Rivers Reporter. He retired about 10 years ago.
Mr Watson was married twice, His first wife was the former Nell Finnegan of Merrillan, who died in 1898. His second wife who is one of the survivors, was the former Clara Scheibe of Plymouth. There are two daughters, Mrs. Nell Peters of San Fernando, Calif., and Mrs. A.L. Vogel of Manitowoc.
Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, WI) Fri, Jan 28, 1916
--Merrillan--
Friends at the depot Wednesday greeted Ora Watson, formerly of Merrillan, now of Plymouth. He is now traveling for a wholesale grocery house, but years ago was on the Leader force. He reports his family well.
The Sheboygan Press (Sheboygan, WI) Tue, May 21, 1946
Ora A. Watson Rites Scheduled for Thursday.
Two Rivers, Wis. -- Funeral services for Ora H. Watson, 76, former publisher of the Plymouth Reporter, will be held at St. James Episcopal church in Manitowoc at 2 p.m. Thursday. burial will be at Forest View cemetery here.
Mr. Watson died of a heart attack Monday. Born in Tomah, Wis., January 26, 1870, Mr. Watson learned the printing trade as a young boy. After publishing the Plymouth paper for a number of years, he traveled for various grocery houses in the state. For a time he was traveling circulation manager for the Wisconsin News of Milwaukee and later he was associated with the circulation departments of the Manitowoc Herald-Times and Two Rivers Reporter. He retired about 10 years ago.
Mr Watson was married twice, His first wife was the former Nell Finnegan of Merrillan, who died in 1898. His second wife who is one of the survivors, was the former Clara Scheibe of Plymouth. There are two daughters, Mrs. Nell Peters of San Fernando, Calif., and Mrs. A.L. Vogel of Manitowoc.
Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, WI) Fri, Jan 28, 1916
--Merrillan--
Friends at the depot Wednesday greeted Ora Watson, formerly of Merrillan, now of Plymouth. He is now traveling for a wholesale grocery house, but years ago was on the Leader force. He reports his family well.
Ora A. Watson Rites Scheduled for Thursday.
Two Rivers, Wis. -- Funeral services for Ora H. Watson, 76, former publisher of the Plymouth Reporter, will be held at St. James Episcopal church in Manitowoc at 2 p.m. Thursday. burial will be at Forest View cemetery here.
Mr. Watson died of a heart attack Monday. Born in Tomah, Wis., January 26, 1870, Mr. Watson learned the printing trade as a young boy. After publishing the Plymouth paper for a number of years, he traveled for various grocery houses in the state. For a time he was traveling circulation manager for the Wisconsin News of Milwaukee and later he was associated with the circulation departments of the Manitowoc Herald-Times and Two Rivers Reporter. He retired about 10 years ago.
Mr Watson was married twice, His first wife was the former Nell Finnegan of Merrillan, who died in 1898. His second wife who is one of the survivors, was the former Clara Scheibe of Plymouth. There are two daughters, Mrs. Nell Peters of San Fernando, Calif., and Mrs. A.L. Vogel of Manitowoc.
Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, WI) Fri, Jan 28, 1916
--Merrillan--
Friends at the depot Wednesday greeted Ora Watson, formerly of Merrillan, now of Plymouth. He is now traveling for a wholesale grocery house, but years ago was on the Leader force. He reports his family well.
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