Obituaries:  Raleigh Winn, Sabine Parish       W-500
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 19, 1934
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net




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The Sabine Index - Raleigh Winn

  19 Jan 1934 - Raleigh Winn, 37 died at his home in Many at noon
Friday following a short illness of an attack of pneumonia.

  Funeral services were conducted by Rev. E. C. Harris, pastor of the
Calvary Baptist church, at Many Baptist Church at 11 o'clock Saturday
morning with interment the same afternoon in Forest Park Cemetery in
Shreveport.

  Deceased is survived by his widow; one sister, Mrs. Eva Smith of
Robeline, and one brother, Myrtle Winn of Many.

  Deceased was born and reared in the Cedar Grove community, near
Robeline.  At an early age he entered the oil well drilling business
and was rated as one of the best well diggers in the business, having
been employed for several years by the Arkansas Natural Gas company.
At the time of his death he was employed by Pugh & Hickman Drilling
company, having went with that concern about ten years ago when the
concern was formed largely by former Arkansas Natural Gas employees.