Obituaries:  Allerson Gandy, Sabine Parish       G-530
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 29, 1934
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net




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The Sabine Index - Allerson Gandy

  29 Jun 1934 - Allerson Gandy, age 19, was instantly killed at
about 2:30 last Friday afternoon when a 2x10 piece of lumber 16
feet long fell 30 feet and crushed his skull while tearing down
a derrick for Ben F. Smith on his Sabine Lumber Company NO. 1
test six  miles north of Many.

  Roy Spears was in charge of the job of tearing down the derrick
with Allerson Gandy, Kidd Kelly, Barto Gandy and J. W. Gandy as
assistants. Allerson was working on the derrick floor while others
of the crew was working on dismantling timbers overheard when the
heavy timber slipped and fell, resulting in smashing the heard of
the youth.  he was rushed by his companions to the office of Dr.
Robert B. Stille of Many but every trace of life had vanished,
death having been instant in the opinion of the physician.

  "Boots" as Allerson was known to his friends, was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. N. (Newt) Gandy of Negreet, was a graduate in the '34
class of Negreet high school, had just begun work in the oil fields
and was making preparations to attend Louisiana State University
this fall.  He was a popular student and athlete, well known
throughout Sabine parish as a bronc and steer rider, having ridden
on numerous occasions at rodeos at the fair grounds in Many.

  Funeral services were at Beulah church Saturday p.m. being
conducted by the Rev. J. M. Pate, pastor of Many Baptist church.