Obituaries: Richard James Chandler, 1950, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: January 12, 1950 Winn Parish Enterprise Grandson of Winn Residents Dies In Auto Accident Funeral services for Richard James Chandler, 20, or Route 1, Fairbanks, Texas, former outstanding basketball center at Klein High School and member of the Aggie Band at Texas A & M, were held Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Houston, Texas. Chandler was killed in an automobile accident in Gonzales, La., Monday night. He was an employee in the civil engineering department of Gulf Oil Corporation. Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cason Chandler of Fairbanks, Texas, and his grandparents, W. C. Hess of Alexandria and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Chandler of Calvin, La. The youth had visited in Calvin often and was well known in this section. He is the nephew of Heard Chandler of Calvin, Mrs. Eva Chandler of Winnfield, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Chandler, Bienville.