Obituaries: Jerry Caldwell, 1960, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 24, 1960 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Sawmill Worker's Death Is Due To Coronary Attack

Death of Jerry Caldwell, 41 year old Negro sawmill employee, whose body was
found at Brewton-Taylor sawmill in Winnfield Monday night, was "due to a
coronary condition," according to an autopsy report received Tuesday from a
pathologist at Baptist Hospital in Alexandria.

Dr. John R. McElwee, Winn Parish deputy coroner, who made an examination, said
he could not determine for certain whether Caldwell's death was due to a
coronary or to falling and striking his head on a large post near the body. 
He therefore sent the body to Alexandria for an autopsy.

Caldwell's lifeless body was discovered at about 9:15 p.m. Monday by Willie
Odell, a night watchman at the mill.  The body was lying behind a debarking
machine.

Caldwell probably had been dead four or five hours, according to Winn Parish
Chief Deputy J. J. Crippen who, with other members of the Sheriff's
Department, made an investigation at the scene.  He had worked as a clean up
or utility man at the sawmill and was supposed to have been off work at 5 p.m.

His home was in the L & A Quarters.