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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Watkins Motor Lines grew for decades
.and then sold a major piece of the company to FedEx A Watkins Motor Lines truck moves down the road. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Bill Watkins founded Watkins Trucking in 1932 when he purchased the first Watkin’s truck – a red three-quarter ton Dodge pick-up. Watkins purchased the truck using $300 that he had earned working on his family’s farm in Metcalf, Georgia. The very first run Watkin’s made was to Jacksonville, Florida hauling his own chickens. He then completed his first long-haul with service to Norfolk, Virginia.
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Obituary - Darryl Paris Darryl P. Wilkinson Deal Funeral Directors
Darryl Paris Darryl P. Wilkinson, at age 60, passed to heaven at his home in Statesboro, Ga., due to cardiac arrest on January 5, 2021.
Darryl was born June 17, 1960, in Atlanta, Ga., to Luther and Mahee Wilkinson.
Darryl grew up in Fredonia, Ala., and graduated in 1978 from Lanett Senior High School.
He had a love for athletics from an early age, lettering in many sports. His love of sports continued throughout his entire life, from umpiring Little League to playing on church softball teams.
Surpassing his love of playing sports was his love of Auburn football. Through winning or losing, his dedication to Auburn University was unwavering. Extending from his wardrobe, office décor, home décor, down to his truck, it was clear how he loved that blue and orange! War Eagle!