Obituaries: Gladys Sowers, 1926, Winn Parish, LA
Submitter: Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
Source: Winnfield News-American
Date: December 3, 1926 
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Two Louisiana Persons Killed In Auto Crash

Miss Gladys Sowers of Crowvile, La., and Mr. Lovie McVey of Winnsboro, La.,
were almost instantly killed Thursday night about two miles east of Winnsboro
on the Rayville road, when the automobile which they occupied crashed into a
loaded log wagon.

Frank Bronson of Winnsboro was driving and a Miss Pruitt, of Archibald, La.,
who occupied the front seat with him, escaped with slight injuries.

It was stated by the survivors that as they were driving they suddenly saw two
long wagons looming before them on the right hand side of the road and that
Bronson turned the car sharply to the left to avoid the crash.  The machine
was so close however, that one of the projected logs caught the rear end of
the machine, crashed through it and killed Miss Sowers and Mr. McVey
instantly.

The above clipping from the Shreveport Times will be of interest to many of
our readers whose sympathy with that of the entire community is with Mr. and
Mrs. Sowers because of this unfortunate accident which resulted in the
immediate death of their granddaughter, Miss Gladys Sowers, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Rufus Sowers of Crowville.

Miss Sower was 17 years of age and was a member of the senior class of the
Crowville High School.

Funeral services were held for Gladys in Crowville, Friday afternoon at __
o'clock.

Winnfield relatives attending the funeral were Mrs. N. C. Sowers, Mr. J. N.
Sowers, Miss Violet Sowers and son John Sowers.