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SHREVEPORT, LA - Funeral services for John Earl Newberry, 69, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 25, 2012 at Rose-Neath's Southside Chapel. Officiating will be Brother Sonny DePrang and Dr. Tom Carleton. Interment will follow in the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Keithville. Visitation with the family will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2012 at the funeral home.

John was born on April 27, 1943 to James and Gloria Newberry and passed away on June 19, 2012. He was a life-long resident of Shreveport. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp.

He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by daughters, Ashley and Beth Newberry; grandchildren, Parker and Ella Tracy; siblings, Ron Newberry and wife, Judy, Carla Cook, Sheila Chavis and husband, Rodger; and numerous nieces and nephews.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on June 24, 2012)

John married L.J. Bumgardner [Group Sheet]

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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)