Obituaries: "Ga - Gar"; Winn, Louisiana Submitter & Submitters date as listed with obit. Source: As listed ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** List of names in this file: Frank Gaines Mrs. E. S. Gamblin John Eben Garner Perry Garrett R. B. Garrett ==================================================== Submitter: Greggory E. Davies Date: 20 June 2004 Source: Winn News American September 22, 1939 F. Gaines, Negro, Is Fatally Injured When Car Hits Hog Another Negro, "Preacher" Lewis, Also Injured Wednesday Night Frank Gaines, negro, was fatally injured and another negro, "Preacher" Lewis, received minor abrasions and bruises when the car in which they were returning to town hit at hog and turned over several times, landing in a barpit near Sonnett Creek on the Winnfield-Natchitoches highway Wednesday night about nine thirty o'clock. The two negroes were, according to best obtainable information, traveling at a rapid rate of speed when they hit a good size hog. In some way the hog was caught underneath the car and was dragged 103 steps down the road before dislodging and causing the old type car to reel to the left and leave the road turning over several times down an embankment, landing in the barpit nearby. The Gaines negro succeeded in freeing himself and climbed from the water before dying to the opposite bank where he was found later with a broken neck. It was stated that the two negroes had borrowed the car from another negro to go to Clarence. ====== Submitter: Greggory E. Davies Date: 20 June 2004 Source: Winnfield News-American June 18, 1937 92 Year Old Aunt of Mrs. W. E. Heard Dies At Shreveport Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Heard were called to Shreveport Thursday morning on the account of the death on Wednesday night of Mrs. E. S. Gamblin, 92 year old aunt of Mrs. Heard. Mrs. Gamblin died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Bell at Shreveport and funeral services were held Thursday with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Gamblin has visited here for a number of years and has a wide circle of friends who will mourn her passing. She was the oldest sister of the late Mrs. A. B. Nelson, mother of Mrs. Heard. ===== Submitter: Greggory E. Davies Date: 20 June 2004 Source: Winn News American November 8, 1940 J. E. Garner Dies Friday At Home In Mount Zion J. E. Garner, 73 year old resident of Mt. Zion community and one of the pioneers of Winn Parish, died Friday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at his home. He had been in ill health for some time. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at Mt. Zion. Mr. Garner was born in Natchez, Mississippi in 1867. He moved to Louisiana when he was 12 years old. Surviving him are four daughters, Mrs. Ola Crew, Mrs. Richard Horn, Mrs. Chatman Davison, and Mrs. Rufus Jennings; and five sons, Paul, Eugene, Otis, Arnold, and J. E., Jr., all of Montgomery. Grandsons of the deceased served as pallbearers: Elbert, Aaron and James Henry Stroud, R. B. and B. N. Horn, and Frank Crew. ===== Submitter: Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 Date: 24 Nov 2004 Source: Winn Parish Enterprise News-American From: July 11, 1884 Southern Sentinel We have to record a sad accident which occurred on the 4th of July, in Dugdemona bayou, at Walker's Bridge, ward 8, in the drowning of Perry Garrett, aged 18 years, son of the late Rev. James Garrett. He had gone in swimming with a number of comrades and while frolicking in the water, he suddenly cried out, "help, help" but his companions became panic stricken and struck out for the shore, instead of going to the rescue of the drowning boy. It is said there were 14 comrades (some say 17) in the water with him, none of whom made the least effort to help him. Truly it looks like they might have saved him. ===== Submitter: Greggory E. Davies Date: 20 June 2004 Source: Winn News American February 23, 1940 R. B. Garrett Dies At Troup, Texas Friday, Feb. 16th R. B. Garrett, 54, died at the family residence in Troup, Texas last Friday, February 16, at 6 p.m. Funeral services were held on Saturday at Mars Hill and was buried in the community cemetery. Mr. Garrett was a native of Calvin. He lived in Winnfield for several years, working at the Creosote plant and last summer moved to Texas because of failing health. The deceased is survived by his widow, two sons, R. B. Garrett, Jr., of Dallas, and Tommie Garrett of Troup, Texas; two brothers, R. K. Garrett of Pineville and Tom Garrett of the U. S. Navy; two sisters, Mrs. Eva Gibson of Corsicana, Texas, and Mrs. H. E. Huthnance of Woodworth, La.; an uncle, George Garrett of New VErda; and an aunt, Mrs. Charlie Williams of Colfax. ======