Obituaries: Floyd Wren, 1953, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: August 25, 1953 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Floyd Wren, Fire Victim, Is Buried Here On Friday

Funeral services for Floyd Wren, victim of the early morning fire which
completely destroyed the F. C. Wren residence on North Street last Thursday,
were held at 3 P. M. Friday, in the First Methodist Church here.

Rev. P. M. Caraway, former pastor of the church, and now of the Canal Street
Methodist Church, New Orleans, officiated the last rites, assisted by Rev.
John Kellog of Urania, and the Rev. Alwin Stokes of the First Presbyterian
Church, Winnfield.  Burial was in Winnfield Cemetery under direction of Hixson
Brothers Funeral Home.

Floyd, who would have been 43 on August 31, died shortly after 8 a.m.
Thursday, when caught in the blazing fire at their home.  A statement from the
family this week said Dr. Wren and his son, alone at the house last Thursday,
had gotten up, eaten breakfast, and were sitting on the front porch, Dr. Wren
reading the morning paper.

Floyd noticed the fire first and told his father.  Dr. Wren placed the alarm
from his telephone, and together they went back through the house and got a
bucket to attempt to fight the fire.  Seeing it already too far to advanced,
Dr. Wren started back out and told Floyd to follow.  Dr. Wren started to cross
the street when he looked back to see if Floyd was coming.  He saw then that
his son had been caught near the front door in the flames.  He ran back and
pulled him out of the house, himself getting burned in trying to save his son.

Dr. Wren suffered rather severe burns on the top of his head and arms.  He was
treated and is recuperating satisfactorily.  Mrs. Wren, who was a patient in
an Alexandria hospital following an operation, was brought home Friday. 
Neither Dr. or Mrs. Wren were able to attend their son's funeral.

The house and its furnishings were a total loss, with the damage probably to
run from $16,000 to $20,000.  The loss was partially covered by insurance, in
the amount of $8,000.  Included in the loss was Dr. Wren's dental equipment.

The cause of the fire was not definitely known.  It was believed that it
started in the upper story and was burning rapidly before it was discovered.

Floyd Wren is survived by his parents, and one sister, Mrs. Tommy H. Harrel.

Pallbearers were Dudley Shell, Denton Shell, Richard Heard, Robert Heard, J.
W. Wroten, and Jim Russell, Jr.