Obituaries: John M. Gwin, 1952, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: June 27, 1952 Winnfield News-American

John M. Gwin, 69, Dies Sunday, Rites Conducted Tuesday

Retired Contractor Was Local Resident Almost Half Century

Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday for John M. Gwin, 69,
retired building contractor who died here late Sunday night after a lengthy
illness.  Rites were conducted in the First Methodist Church by the Rev. P. M.
Caraway, pastor, and interment was in the Winnfield Cemetery under direction
of Edmonds Funeral Home.

Pallbearers were Earl Applewhite, Tracy Harrel, Jim Madden, Coy Miller, Bryant
Sholars, and Louis Sholars.

Mr. Gwin was born in Richland Parish in September, 1882, and was reared in
Minden.  He moved to Winnfield in 1904 and on September 14, 1916, he was
married in Corrigan, Texas, to Miss Lennie Martindale of Carmona, Texas.

In addition to his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Herman Glover
of Stuttgart, Ark., and Mrs. J. O. Dockins of Dacca, Pakistan; one son, Malcom
Gwin of Cleburne, Texas; a brother, D. J. Gwin of Union Springs, Ala.; one
sister, Mrs. Mack L. Branch of Winnfield, and two grandchildren.

He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Winnfield.