Obituaries: Dalton "Coony" Wyatt, Joe Price, 1947, Winn Parish, LA.

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From: March 27, 1947 Winn Parish Enterprise

Accidents Fatal To Two Colored Lumber Workers

Accidents resulted in death for two colored lumber workers during the past
week, one a tong hooker employed by T. B. Plunkett, logging contractor, and
the other an employee at the Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company saw mill.

Dalton "Coony" Wyatt, about 65 years old, a widely-known negro, who was well
thought of by white and colored, was instantly killed when crushed between two
logs Wednesday morning a mile and a half east of Cypress Creek Church in Ward
Four.

A log truck had just been loaded and when a log rolled off, Wyatt stepped
forward to hook the grabs on it to raise it back in place.  Another log fell
and crushed his head between the two.  Mr. Plunkett said that Wyatt had been
working in the woods industry for more than 40 years and was a faithful
employee.

The other fatality was Joe Price, 65, who died in the Baptist Hospital in
Alexandria last week as a result of injuries received in an accident more than
a week earlier.  He suffered a broken leg when a log fell off a buggy and
struck him.