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Extracted from The Madison Journal (Tallulah, LA)
Thursday, March 6, 1969

Fiery Plane Crash Claims Lives Of Two Tallulah Residents Sunday

A fiery crash of a private plane near Graves Airport claimed the lives of two Tallulah residents about 2:00 p. m. Sunday. They were Charles Wayne Williamson, 19, a student at Northeast Louisiana State College, and Donald Lee Squires, 28, formerly of Little Rock, Ark.

Williamson, a 1967 graduate of Tallulah High School, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Williamson.

Squires, a commercial pilot and employee of Delta Seed and De linting Co., is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Squires of Little Rock.

Squires, the pilot, and Williamson had taken off in a J-3 Piper Cub and had made about two turns over the air strip when the plane crashed into a soybean field nearby, officers of the Sheriff's Department said. The plane exploded into a mass of fire, burning both occupants.

Sky divers and parachutists from nearby areas had gathered at the Tallulah field for parachute jumps and other maneuvers. Squires, an experienced pilot and parachutist, was making a test flight to check wind velocity and other weather conditions for the jumps, officers said. The plane was flying about 250 feet at the time of the crash. Officers said the accident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Agency.

Funeral services for the Williamson youth were held at 4:00 p. m. Monday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Crawford Williams officiating. Burial was in Providence Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Crothers Funeral Home.

Pallbearers were R. N. Graves, Marlin Tucker, Johnny Goss, Jake Dillard, Rance Robinson and A. E. Fisher.

Williamson is survived by his parents and a brother, Alan, who is a sophomore at Tallulah High School. Wayne, an outstanding student at Tallulah High, was an all-district lineman and captain of the football team his senior year. He was a member or Allied Youth, T-Club, Spanish Club, the band, and was on the track team. He was interested in flying, and as an experienced pilot himself. Squires' body was taken to Little Rock for services and Burial.