Obituaries: Minnie Ryan, 1938, 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: October 6, 1938 Winn Parish Enterprise Niece of Mrs. S. J. Harper Dies in El Dorado Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Ryan, 57, who died at her home in El Dorado, Ark., were held Thursday of last week. Burial was made in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Ryan was shot through the head with a 32 caliber pistol. Coroner Maurice Hall after an investigation pronounced her death a case of suicide. Members of the family where she lived said the deceased had been in ill health for some time. She had recently returned home from a hospital. She is survived by her aunt, Mrs. S. J. Harper, of Winnfield, and other relatives.