Obituaries:  Lewis G. Davis, Sabine Parish       D-120
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., May 10, 1973
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Lewis G. Davis

  Lewis G. Davis, 87, Negro, died Friday, May 4, at 3:25 a.m.,
from burns received in a fire of his home in Many.

  The fire was reported to have started from the bed where the man
was smoking. He got up from bed, but fell down at the door before
he could get out. The room that he was in was totally destroyed
by fire.

  The damages to the house were estimated at $2,000.

  Dr. V. M. John, deputy coroner, pronounced him dead at the
scene.

  Jack Hilton, the area Fire Marshal, investigated the fire, and
determined the cause was from smoking in bed.

  Volunteer firemen answering the call, were Chief Reo Wright,
Alfice Brumley, Bill Bugg, William Self, Asst. Fire Chief Jimmy
Dees, Johnny Byles, I. D. Bostian, Jamiel Sliman, El Patterson,
and Ronald Kingrey.