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Funeral services for James E. Bumgardner, 55, of 6701 Jefferson-Paige Road will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Rose-Neath Funeral Home Marshall Street Chapel with the Rev. Kemuel Corkern, pastor of Red River Baptist Church, officiating.

Masonic graveside rites will be held at Red River Cemetery near Benton.

Mr. Bumgardner died Friday morning at his home following a lengthy illness.

A resident of Shreveport most of his life, he was a body and fender mechanic and was a member of the Queensborough Baptist Church and a mason.

He is survived by his wife, Alice Bumgardner of Shreveport; two daughters, Joy Weiland and Janet Gates, both of Shreveport, and a step-daughter, Anita Fincher of Memphis, Tenn.; four sisters, Mrs. Tom Elkins of Natchitoches, Mary Bass of Slidell and Beth Sistrunk and Ada Brown, both of Shreveport; and six grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Robert Edwards, Herschell Garderson, Glen Bass, Tom Elkins, Dickie Wallace and Frank Johnson.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on May 4, 1980)

James married Lila Joyce Holder 22 May 1944, Lake County, Florida, USA. Lila was born 11 Mar 1928, Winnsboro, Franklin County, Texas, USA; died 11 Mar 2006, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 13 Mar 2006, Forest Park Cemetery West - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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SHREVEPORT, LA - Funeral serv­ices for Mrs. Lila Holder Sims, 78, will be held at Rose-Neath's Southside Chapel, Monday, March 13, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. Reverend Marty Wright, pastor of Pinecroft Baptist Church and Or. Rocky Maddox, pstor of Rose Park Baptist Church will officiate. In­terment will follow in Forest Park West Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 12, 2006.

Mrs. Sims was born March 11, 1928 in Winnsboro, TX to Lilon C.and Dovie Holder. She passed away Friday, March 11, 2006 in Shreveport, LA, She was a member of Pinecroft Bap­tist Church.

Sha was preceded in death by her parents, husband William J, Sims and three brothers, W.C. Holder, Joe Holder and Cyril Holder.

She is survived by her daughters, Janet Harris, Joy Weiland and her husband Chuck; brother, Billy Holder and wife, Shirley; grandchildren Chris Weiland, Kimberly Dennis and hus­band Jonathan and Ashley Newberry; and one great-grandson, Keaton Weiland; Nieces and nephews Donna Holder Sweeney,Sandra Holder Whitten, Lilon Cyril Holder, Raymond Eugene Holder; Great nephews and nieces Nicole Holder, Jamie Holder,Brian Holder,Brice Whitten,LilonC Holder Jr. Vanessa Holder Haddock, Kristin Holder West, Rae Donna Holder; great-great nieces and nephews Caleb Holder, Meghan Sweeney, Sheyanne Holder, Brianna Holder, Marilyn Jane Whitten.

Pallbearers will be Randy Paine, Billy Powell, Johnny Newberry, Tim Totten, Woody Parham and Jonathan Dennis.

Memorial donations may be made to Pinecroft Baptist Church.
Rose-Neath Funeral Homo Soutrtslde Chapel - 687-1256

(Published in The Shreveport Times on March 12, 2006)

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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)

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J.A. Bumgardner, 77 years old, and for 60 years a resident of Bossier parish where he emigrated from Talladega, Ala., in 1865, died Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of his son, J.A. Bumgardner, Jr., 2124 Seymour street. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock from the home of his son-in-law, Lonnie Houston, 3149 Samford avenue, where services conducted by Dr. M.E. Dodd and the Rev. Winston Borum, pastor and assistant pastor of the First Baptist church, of which he was a member. The body will be sent to Linton for burial. He was married June 10, 1880 to Miss Alwilda Ketura Holly and to them eight children were born, three of whom survive him, Mrs. J.G. Warfield of Houston, and J.A. and John Bumgardner of Shreveport. Two brothers, L.R. and W.R. Bumgardner, both of Linton, also survive him. He was a veteran of the Confederacy and a member of Gen. LeRoy Stafford Camp, U.C.V., Shreveport.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on March 17, 1925)

Jacob married Alwilda Keturah Holley 7 Jun 1880, Bellevue, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. Alwilda (daughter of Nathan Holley and Martha E.) was born 23 Jul 1859, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 17 Oct 1908, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 18 Oct 1908, Lay Cemetery - Benton, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs. Kittie (Holly) Bumgardner, wife of Mr. J.A. Bumgardner, died at her home late last Saturday afternoon, and was laid to rest in Red River Cemetery, Sunday. She was forty-nine years of age, and leaves a husband and four children - Mrs. L. Houston of Catahoula parish, Aleck, Kittie and John. For a short time Mrs. Bumgardner lived in Benton where she made many friends. She had a gently and kindly disposition, and was a good Christian. Aside from the members of the bereaved family and other relatives, there are many friends in our parish who will deeply mourn her death.

(Published in The Bossier Banner on October 22, 1908)