Obituaries: Charles W. Vines, 1936, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 12, 1936 Winn Parish Enterprise

Chas. W. Vines Of Dodson Is Suicide Victim

School Bus Driver Shoots Self Tuesday Morning

Funeral services for Charles W. Vines, about 35 years of age, a member of a
well known Ward Seven family, who committed suicide in front of his home in
the Argola Community Tuesday morning at 10:30, were held Wednesday afternoon
at 1 o'clock at the Dodson Baptist Church.  Rev. James Horton of Pineville,
the regular pastor and Rev. Rufus Kitchingham officiated.  Interment was in
the Hurricane Cemetery.

Mr. Vines, it was reported, shot himself one time through the heart with a
revolver, while seated in his school bus in front of his home.  Bad health was
given as the cause of the tragedy.

The entire Dodson section was shocked when the news of the tragedy was
learned, as Mr. Vines, who drives a school bus from Argola to Dodson, had made
his usual route to the school house carrying the children as usual, and
returned to his home.

He secured the revolver purposefully, it was reported, to kill a stray dog. 
He walked to his truck, seated himself, and then fired the fatal shot.  The
bullet penetrated the unfortunate man's heart and death was instantaneous, Dr.
J. F. Faith, coroner, pronounced it suicide.

Mr. Vines was a member of the Baptist Church and the Masonic fraternity.  He
was a genial, all-round, accommodating man and has scores of friends who are
grieved to learn of the tragedy.

He is survived by his wife and four daughters, Betty Louise, Anna Floy, Betty
Clyde, and Emma Charlene; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Vines, Dodson; the
following brothers, Newton, S. N., and L. E. Vines, Jr., of Dodson; Earl of
Winnfield; and five sisters, Mrs. Francis Williams, Winnsboro, Mrs. Tiny
Gates, Sikes, Mrs. Chris Thames, Dodson, Mrs. Sivey Elliott, Summerville, Mrs.
Videlle Robertson, Jonesboro.

Pallbearers were H. R. Sylvest, James Maxey, W. W. Johnston, A. L. Mixon, A.
L. Terrel, and Mat Anderson.