Obituaries: Eddy Howard Skains, 1930, Winn Parish, LA Submitter: Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 Source: Winnfield News-American Date: February 21, 1930 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** E. H. Skains Dies Tuesday; Survived By Wife, Children Eddy Howard Skains, 35, died at his home here Tuesday, February 18, at 2:25 o'clock. He was born in Union Parish but has been a resident of Winnfield practically all his life. In 1918 he married Ruth Hogan of Lincoln Parish, who survives him. Besides Mrs. Skains, he is survived by three children, Mary Nell, Ricard Wayne, and Howard, his father, W. P. Skains, and six brothers, R. D. Skains, Luther Skains, Eugene Skains, Vesta Skains, and Byron Skains, all of Winnfield, and Pink Skains of Jonesville. Interment was made in the Winnfield Cemetery Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock after services held at the Baptist Church by Rev. A. H. Cullen.