Obituaries: 1st Lt. Robert C. Bynum, Jr., 1951, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: November 29, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise

Grandson of Winn Woman Buried in Monroe This Week

The body of 1st Lt. Robert C. Bynum, 30, grandson of Mrs. Alma Jones of
Winnfield, was being brought to Monroe early this week for burial, following
his death in Colorado Springs, Colo., last week.

Bynum, recently returned from Korea, was reported shot to death by his wife,
Mrs. Ruby Bynum, 30, who is being held by authorities in Colorado Springs
without charge.

A report by the Associated Press stated that Mrs. Bynum, his wife of seven
years, shot him in the heart and lungs.  The report stated Mrs. Bynum said
"Something was wrong with his mind.  He came back acting like a psycho."

She is reported having shot her husband as he entered their car and with his
head in her lab, drove him to the police station.  She told authorities
she got the pistol from the glove compartment while her husband was in the
grocery store buying bread.

Bynum is survived by his wife, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Bynum,
Sr., one sister, Miss Ruby Bynum, all of West Monroe; one brother, Sgt.
Cecil Bynum, with the U. S. Army in Columbus, Ga., and his grandmother, Mrs.
Alma Jones, Winnfield.