Houseboatin’ on the ‘Hollow by Beth Underwood
The Watkins family gathers for a photo in front of the “Miss Kasey Monica Too”. Front row, from left: Monte Watkins (with Scooby the dog), Mary Rose Watkins (Monte’s mother, and the widow of Ray), Karen Watkins-Rose (Mary Rose’s daughter). Back row from left: Patty Watkins (Monte’s wife), John Warner (Monica’s husband), Monica Watkins-Warner (Monte’s daughter), Kasey Watkins (Monte’s daughter), Hunter Parisek (Kasey’s son), Dakota Parisek (Kasey’s daughter).
The Watkins Family Photos by Plas Darren Oliver I www.plasdarrenoliver.com
“They brought their dreams to fruition so their family could enjoy the lake as they did.”
W
hen Frank Watkins learned of the new lake created by the Corps of Engineers, he and his sons Ray and John, planned a fishing trip to Holly Creek to check out the man-made lake.
The year was 1949. And they’d all been drawn to the lake. A couple of years later, Ray was drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in the Kore51
