Randolph County AlArchives Obituaries.....Dye, Crawford H.  March 14, 1946
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Roanoke Leader
Funeral services for Crawford Haynes Dye, of Wedowee, Rt. 2, were held from Mt. 
Carmel Church of Christ at 2 p. m. Sunday, March 17. Rev. Tom Kirby officiated 
and was assisted by Rev. Bill Spradlin. Interment was in the Mt. Carmel cemetery 
with Roanoke Funeral Home directing. Surviving Mr. Dye are his wife, Mrs. 
Myrtice Dye; one son, Willie Dye; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Dye; 
three brothers: J. H. and Mark, of Woodland, Billie, of California; five 
sisters: Mrs. Cassie Beck, of Veal, Ga., Mrs. Leona Herren, Mrs. Ophie Brown, of 
Woodland, Mrs. Ruby Morrow, of LaGrange, Mrs. Robie Williams, of Roanoke.

WEDOWEE, Ala., March 19 Kinley Freeman, 28, and his brother, Lumie, 34, were 
being held in the county jail here today in connection with investigation of the 
fatal shooting of Crawford Haynes Dye, 24, last Friday near the Dye home, 
according to Deputy Sheriff P. O. Webb. The deputy sheriff said Dye, father of 
two children, was ambushed and shot twice with a shotgun as he rode in a wagon 
along a road near his home. The county officer said he took Kinley and Lumie 
Freeman into custody later near the home of a relative and both men were 
carrying shotguns. Kinley Freeman, the deputy said, admitted under questioning 
that he had fired one charge from his shotgun at Dye, who owned the farm next to 
him. Lumie Freeman, the officer said, has steadfastly denied any connection with 
the shooting. Deputy Webb said his investigation has disclosed the difficulty 
between Kinley Freeman and the shooting victim had arisen over the moving of 
some landmark posts by Kinley. Dye is reported to have charged Kinley with 
moving the posts, the officer said, and Kinley in turn is reported to have 
demanded that Dye retract any statements he had made about the posts having been 
moved. A warrant charging Kinley with first degree murder has been obtained, 
Webb said, and Lumie Freeman is being held pending further investigation of the 
shooting. The funeral for Dye was held last Saturday at Wedowee, the deputy 
sheriff said.

April 6: 
Lummie Freeman, charged with being implicated in the murder of Bud Dye a few 
days ago, was given a preliminary hearing in county court last Saturday. His 
bond was fixed at $2,000. His brother, McKinley Freeman, charged with murder in 
the same case, waived hearing and is being held without bond to await action of 
the grand jury. It is charged by the state that these men way-laid and shot Dye 
to death near his home in the Napoleon community.


Additional Comments:
McKinley Freeman was charged and convicted of the murder to Crawford H. Dye and 
sent to prison. 

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