Obit: Warren Alton Gass, Natchitoches Parish La. Submitted by: Deep South Genealogy Natchitoches Louisiana ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** WARREN ALTON GASS The Natchitoches Times January 7, 1965 Rites Held For Drowning Victim Funeral services for Warren Alton Gass, 25, were held Wednesday, Jan 6, at 2 p.m. in Coldwater Baptist church with the Rev. J. P. King and the Rev. Oliver Roberts officiating. Burial was in Coldwater Cemetery under the direction of Warren Funeral Home of Many. Mr. Gass drowned when he fell overboard while at work on the Tennessee River, Chattanooga, Tenn. Dec. 8. The accident occurred when Gass was attempting to crank an outboard motor. The starter rope apparently broke causing him to fall overboard. His body was recovered Monday, Jan 4 about noon. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Pat Ammons Gass; a daughter Brenda Ann Gass; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gass of Coldwater; two sisters, Mrs. Nelda Liles of Coldwater and Mrs. Billie Gibson of Alexandria; his paternal grandfather, J. R. Gass of Kisatchie; and his maternal grandfather, J. H. Goins of Anacoco.