Obituaries: Claude McHenry, 1971, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 21, 1971 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Winn Man Killed In Truck Wreck, 2nd '71 Fatality

A 34 year old Winnfield Negro man became the second Winn Parish highway
fatality in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 34 Friday afternoon, Jan. 15. 
Claude McHenry, an employee of A. and R. Wood Company, apparently lost control
of the log truck he was driving when it entered a curve about 1.4 miles from
Joyce.

According to investigating state trooper A. W. Warren, the truck left the
road, overturned, and the logs it was carrying crushed the cab.  McHenry was
pinned under the logs when Trooper Warren arrived.  Warren said McHenry was
dead at the scene of the accident.

There were no signs to indicate the truck was traveling at a high rate of
speed, Warren reported.  He added that the curve was a long, sweeping one and
that it was difficult to maneuver.

The body was taken to Ben Johnson Funeral Home by hearse.