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Extracted from The Winn Parish Enterprise (Winnfield, LA)
Thursday, September 28, 1944

Ralph S. Crain, Native of Winn, Dies at Haile

Ralph S. Crain, 49, died at his home in Haile, La., on September 18, 1944, following a heart attack. Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 20, at Liberty, La.

The deceased is a native of Gaars Mill, is survived by his wife, two daughters, and a son; his mother, Mrs. A. L. Crain of Sikes; four sisters, Mrs. Sylvester Gaar and Mrs. Troup Dark of Gaars Mill; Mrs. A. M. Taylor, Haynesville, and Mrs. J. D. Ingouf, Shreveport; and six brothers, Charlie Crain of Sikes; Alvin, J. M., and Basham Crain, Shreveport; Lamar Crain, in the Armed Forces, Santa Barbara, Calif.; and Brawton Crain, Armed Forces, Liberal, Kansas.