Obituaries: Vampell Powell, Izona Bangs 1960, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: October 6, 1960 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Winnfield Negro Dies In Saturday Night Auto Wreck

A Winnfield Negro was killed Saturday night in a Natchitoches Parish accident
in which another Negro died and seven persons were injured.  

Dead is Vampell Powell, an employee at the L. L. Brewton mill here, and Izola
Bangs, Natchitoches Parish.

The accident occurred about 11:35 p.m. on U. S. Hwy. 71 about three miles
south of Clarence when an auto driven by David Gunter, 33, Pineville, smashed
in a pickup truck.

Injured were Gunter; his wife; their son, David, 6; the Rev. T. W. Terral, 28;
his wife and their son, Tommy, all of Pineville; and S. H. Holder, Negro.

The Gunter auto, traveling south, struck a pickup truck belonging to the
Negroes which had been parked partially on the highway, according to
investigating officers.

The truck's left wheels were on the pavement, officers said, and an auto
driven by other Negroes had parked in the same manner on the other side of the
highway.

As Gunter's car approached the Negroes' auto started to move and its lights
blinded Gunter, officers said.

His car crashed into the rear of the truck, knocking it about 300 feet down
the highway where it left the road and came to rest against a railroad
embankment.

Officers said a group of Negroes were standing around the pickup talking when
the crash occurred.

All of the injured were hospitalized in Natchitoches.