Obituary of WILBURN OLIVER MOORE, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  August 29, 1957

Headline:  Truck Driver Dies in Wreck East of Old River Bridge

Wilburn Oliver Moore, 25 year old truck driver for Crow Drilling and 
Producing company, was killed almost instantly when his truck and trailer 
loaded with surface casing left the road on the high dump of Highway 84 about 
two miles east of the Old River Bridge, turned over and caught fire about 4 
a.m. Saturday morning.

Deputy Alonzo Taylor, one of the LaSalle Parish sheriff's department 
officials who investigated the accident, report that it was probable that the 
driver went to sleep at the wheel of the loaded truck while traveling east of 
Highway 84.

Doyle Windham, who drove the Jena fire truck to the scene to fight the fire, 
reported they reached the wreck "within 25 minutes of the accident" and 
succeeded in putting out the fire shortly after.  The fire did not reach the 
truck cab and did not burn the body of the young man, Mr. Windham said.

The body was removed from the truck shortly after 7 a.m.  

Local arrangements were made by Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena and the 
body later was picked up shortly after noon by a plane dispatched from 
Shreveport by Rose Neath Funeral Home which had charge of burial arrangements.

The young man, who reportedly had been employed as a truck driver by the 
Drilling company for only a short period of time, is survived by his parents, 
Mr. and Mrs. Sam H. Moore of Shreveport, and two brothers, Henry Ray Moore of 
Shreveport and J. C. Moore of Dallas, Tex.

Funeral services were held at Rose Neath Chapel, with interment following in 
Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport.