Obituary: R. C. (Bob) Crew - 1925
Submitted by Michael Drewett, 6321 Clegg Rd., Pensacola, FL 32526
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Source: Winn News-American, Jan 2, 1925
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Mr. R. C. Crew Life Long resident of Winn Parish Passes Away
     Mr. R. C. (Bob) Crew, and old and prominent citizen of Ward Five,
Winn Parish, died at his home near Mr. Zion Monday afternoon, December
29, 1924.
     Mr. Crew was the son of a Baptist Minister, who moved to Winn
Parish about 1844, from Alabama.  the subject of this sketch was born in
Alabama, seventy six years ago, but moved with his parents to Winn
Parish when he was a small child, and his entire life was spent in Winn
Parish.  He did much towards shaping the destiny of this then remote
section during the dark days of the Reconstruction Period.  He was a
Veteran of the Colfax Riot and was a member of that great Southern
Organization known as the Regulators, or Ku Klux, during the
reconstruction days, and did much towards driving the Carpet Baggers and
Scallowags from this section of the State and placing affairs of the
State in the hands of the White Democrats of Louisiana.  Mr. Crew was a
good and loyal citizen in the community in which he resided, was ever
ready to contribute to all charitable and religious causes and
especially the public schools of his Parish.  He helped to build the Mr.
Zion College at Mr. Zion which was at that time one of the leading
educational institutions of North La., and served as a trustee and on
its board of directors during the entire life of the college.
     Mr. Crew was a successful farmer and was known for years as one of
Winn Parish's most successful farmers and by hard work and economy
accumulated a nice fortune for a man of his opportunity which he left as
a heritage to his family.
     He leaves two brothers. Mr. J. C. Crew of Montgomery, and Uncle
Charley Crew of Basile, La. a wife and four children to mourn his loss. 
His wife before her marriage was Miss Bettie Gilcrease, a sister of aunt
Susan Jones, wife of the late Bob Jones who was for years clerk of Winn
Parish.  The children are Mrs. C. H. Elliott of Houston, Texas,; Mrs.
Maud Alley of Lafayette, La.; another married daughter living in
Missouri and one son R. P. Crew of Monroe, La.; besides a number of
Grand and great grand children.
     It can be said of Mr. Crew,that he was a man of superb honesty and
integrety [sic], a typical gentleman of the Old School, and who set an
example in life worthy to be followed by all real Americans.
                                    A Friend.