This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Powers, McCoy Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5794 Message Board Post: Cameron Herald – Thur., 21 August 1902 Death - John Powers, a boy, was drowned while in bathing last Thursday in the Brazos river near Baileyville. The Powers family leaves near Jones Prairie and have lived in the county for many years. Joe McCoy and Willie McCoy attempted to rescue the boy and came near losing their lives. Burial apparel was secured in Cameron.