Obituaries: Reuben D. "Uncle Buddy" Crain, 1937, 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: April 30, 1937 Winn Parish Enterprise or Winnfield News-American Paralytic Stroke Fatal To R. D. Crain At His Sikes Home Funeral Services Held at Fellowship Church Following Day Reuben D. Crain, better known as "Uncle Buddy" Crain, died at his home near Sikes last Friday afternoon following a stroke of paralysis suffered by him about four weeks ago. He was born in Columbia County, Arkansas on June 10, 1857 and moved to Sikes where he has resided since he was 12 years old. As a member of the Fellowship Church, which he joined in his early youth, he was among its most faithful and consecrated always attending services whenever possible. Mr. Crain was married to Miss Sarah Sikes on January 8, 1880 and to them nine children were born, eight of whom survive him. They are Mrs. W. L. Prince, Mrs. Iona Young, I. D. Crain, W. A. Crain, all of Sikes, Mrs. E. C. Adams, Monroe, Mrs. L. L. Womack, Dodson, and Mrs. R. C. Johnson, Wyatt. Funeral services were held the following day conducted by the Rev. J. D. Mize, pastor of Fellowship Church and interment was made in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were the grandsons of the deceased: Kermit Crain, Oswald Adams, Marvin Crain, Gaylord Young, R. D. Young, and Ross Prince.