T.J. — A.L. Landry. [Group Sheet]

James — D.L. Cregger. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Obituary:

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 Effie Lee Cook 1934; divorced 1944. Effie was born 18 Mar 1899, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 26 Feb 2002, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 28 Feb 2002, Wallace Cemetery - Pelican, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Obituary:

SHREVEPORT, LA - Services for Effie Bumgardner, 102, will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, February 28, 2002 at Rose-Neath's Mansfield Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Craig Beman, pastor of Wallace Baptist Church. Burial will be in Wallace Cemetery, Pelican, LA.

Mrs. Bumgardner died Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at Willis-Knighton Pierremont after a brief illness. A native of Natchitoches, LA, Mrs. Bumgardner was a former resident of Mansfield, LA and resided in Shreveport LA. She was a retired school teacher, having taught in the DeSoto Parish Schools for 38 years. Mrs. Bumgardner was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mansfield, LA.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Rosa and James Cook; son, James K. Bumgardner; brothers, Earl Cook, Alton Lester Cook and James Edward Cook. Survivors are several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Glen Hill, Waymon Haire, Fred Hill, Mack Bankston, Jerry Bass, Sims Calhoun, Whit Porter and B.B. Haire.

Rose-Neath Funeral Home
Mansfield, LA 318-872-4660

(Published in The Shreveport Times on February 28, 2002)