J.K. married E.H. Emory [Group Sheet]

1. J. Bumgardner

J.K. married R.E. LaBorde [Group Sheet]

1. J. Bumgardner
2. J.P. Bumgardner
3. J. Bumgardner
4. C.K. Bumgardner

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JOHN KENDRICK BUMGARDNER died Thursday, March 1, 1979, at his residence in Baton Rouge. He was 63, a native of Jena. He was a veteran of World War II. Religious services were held at Hollabaugh-Spindle's Wooddale Memorial Chapel Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Stafford Rogers and the Rev. George Terrell. Burial in Greenoaks Memorial Park.

Survived by his wife, Mrs. Beulah Gass Bumgardner, Baton Rouge; two daughters, Miss Kathryn Lee Ann Smith and Miss Amy Bumgardner, both of Baton Rouge; two sons, John Larry Bumgardner, Baton Rouge, and James K. Bumgardner, New Orleans; four sisters, Mrs. Wilhelmina Elkins, Robeline, Mrs. Beth Sistrunk and Mrs. Ada Claire Brown, both of Shreveport, and Mrs. Mary Bass, Slidell; two brothers, Fred E. Bumgardner, Macon, Ga., and James E. Bumgardner, Shreveport.

Preceded in death by a brother, Francis M. Bumgardner, and his parents. He was a member of Brookstown Baptist Church and the Capital Masonic Lodge.

(Published in the St. Helena Echo of Greensburg, La. on March 7, 1979)

John married Etta Kathryn Harris 7 Jan 1946, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; divorced 1965, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. Etta was born 26 Aug 1915, Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 5 Nov 1992, Gonzales, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 6 Nov 1992, Cotton Valley Cemetery - Cotton Valley, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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BUMGARDNER, ETTA KATHRYN HARRIS Died 7 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, 1992, at the Acadian Nursing Home, Gonzales. She was 76, a native of Homer, and a resident of Gonzales. Visiting was held at the Welsh Funeral Home, Gonzales, 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday. Graveside services at the Cotton Valley Cemetery, Cotton Valley, at 3 p.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Victor Matthews. Survived by two daughters, Kathryn LeAnn Ellsworth and Amy Pettigrew, both of Gonzales; a son, J. Larry Bumgardner, Baton Rouge; two brothers, Gordon Harris, Carthage, Texas, and Charles Harris, Cotton Valley; and four grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Glover and Annie Harris; a sister, Jimmie Loftin; and a brother, Earl Harris.

She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, Baton Rouge. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cancer Society Greater Baton Rouge, 650 Steele Blvd., Baton Rouge, 70806. Welsh Funeral Home, Gonzales, in charge of arrangements.

(Published in The Baton Rouge Advocate on November 6, 1992)

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Bumgardner Burial Rites Slated Today

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Rose-Neath chapel for Jacob Alex Bumgardner, 63, of 719 Travis street, who died at 11:30 p.m. Monday at a local hospital after a long illness.

The Rev. H.G. Buchanan, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church, will officiate. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at the Red River cemetery at Linton.

Bumgardner, a retired shipping clerk, had been a resident of Shreveport for the past 35 years. He was born at Linton in Bossier parish. He was associated with the Hemenway-Johnson Furniture company and later with the Roby Furniture company. He retired three years ago due to ill health.

Bumgardner is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lena Kendrick Bumgardner; four sons, J.K. of Baton Rouge; F.A., F.M. and J.E., all of Shreveport; four daughters, Mrs. T.T. Elkins, Natchitoches; Mrs. W.V. Sistrunk and Mrs. V.H. Brown, both of Shreveport; and Mrs. Louis Bass of Long Beach, Calif.; one brother, John W. Bumgardner, Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. J.G. Warfield, Houston, Texas; and 11 grandchildren.

Active pallbearers will be R.L. Hudson, W.R. Birdwell, Harry Bumgardner, W.F. Dalrymple, Jr., Arthur Ray Teague, and Milton Davis.

Honorary pallbearers will be H.D. Tucker, Dr. John W. Cobb and employees of the Roby Furniture company.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on March 7, 1951)

Jacob married Lena Tabitha Kendrick 15 Aug 1914, Jena, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA. Lena was born 10 Jan 1894, Tullos, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 2 Feb 1978, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 4 Feb 1978, Lay Cemetery - Benton, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Marshall Street Chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home for Lena Bumgardner, 84, of 2913 Judson St.

Mrs. Bumgardner died at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Schumpert Medical Center following a lengthy illness.

Services will be conducted by the Rev. O.H. Prothro, a retired Baptist minister. Burial will be in Lay Cemetery near Benton.

Mrs. Bumgardner was a native of Tullos but had lived in Shreveport most of her life. She was a member of the Queensborough Baptist Church, the Broadmoore Chapter Order of Eastern Star and the VFW Auxiliary.

She is survived by three sons, John K. Bumgardner, of Baton Rouge, Fred Bumgardner, of Macon, Ga., and James Bumgardner, of Shreveport; four daughter, Mrs. Tom Elkins, Baton Rouge, Mrs. Beth Sistrunk and Mrs. Vollie H. Brown, both of Shreveport, and Mrs. Louis Bass of Slidell; 20 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on February 4, 1978)