Obituaries:  Kenny Ray White, Sabine Parish       W-300
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Aug 15, 1968
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Kenny Ray White

  An 18 year old Negro drowned Wednesday, Aug. 7, about 5 p.m., in
C. L. Canterbury's pond in Florien, according to Deputy Alfice
Brumley of the Sabine Parish Sheriff's Department. Dead was Kenny
Ray White.

  The Sheriff's Dept. received the call at 5:15 p.m., and the body
was recovered and being loaded in an ambulance by 5:45 p.m.
Answering the call with Brumley were Deputy Floyd Terrill, State
Trooper Joe Byles, and Florien Marshal Clifton Davis.

  White had been playing ball, and decided to go in swimming with
Richard Jones and his aunt Yvonne Lowe afterwards. White had swam
toward the center of the pond, and started yelling for help. Both
Jones and the Lowe woman attempted to help him, but could not.

  Sabine Parish Coroner, Dr. J. Lane Sauls pronounced White dead
from accidental drowning.

  The Canterbury pond is located behind Glenn Lilly's home.