Waters family pays homage to ‘Uncle Hubert’; honors faith, family, flag over Easter weekend
Over eight decades of pain, heartache and unanswered questions finally came to an end Saturday, as Private Bennett “Hubert” Waters was laid to rest at Blackshear City Cemetery—81 years after he left Pierce County to join the Army Air Force, serve in World War II and eventually give his life for our nation in 1945.
Waters was buried beside his beloved Mama, Minnie Bennett Waters Kelly, and will be under the monument she purchased for him long ago.
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