Policeman Cecil Williamson Watford

Cecil Williamson Watford

Policeman Cecil Watford succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day when he was shot during a struggle with a suspect at the intersection of Heidt Street and Read Street.

He was investigating an incident in which a man attempted to throw hot water on a woman. The suspect was arrested after returning to the scene.

Policeman Watford had previously served with the United States Marine Corps. He is buried in Sawneys Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, South Carolina.