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BENTON, LA - Norwood A. "Buddy" Dalrymple, 85, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2010. Funeral service will be Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Red River Baptist Church in Benton, LA at 11:00 am with Reverend James Hover officiating. Interment will follow in Lay cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, May 3, 2010 at Hill Crest Funeral Home in Haughton, LA from 6:00 until 8:00 pm.

Buddy was a lifelong resident of Benton, LA and a member of Red River Baptist Church. He bravely served his country in the U. S. Army during WWII. He was a lifelong cattle farmer and had a passion for gospel music, quartet singing and square dancing. Buddy retired from Sun Oil Company as a gas plant operator.

Buddy is preceded in death by his parents, Wilburn and Hattie Dalrymple, wife Marvis Dalrymple, daughter, Hazel Leachman, and sisters Jean McKinney and Mary Lynn Wise. He is survived by his son-in-law Jack Leachman of Benton, LA, granddaughters: Gail Temple and husband Tony of Clyde, TX, Jackie Maggio and husband Sam of Benton, LA, Marcia Boulia and husband Doug of Durham, NC, Christie Mitchell and husband Jarrod of Benton, LA, seven great- grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, and three nephews.

Pallbearers will be Larry Wise, George McKinney, Billy Dalrymple, Don Vaughn, Greg Coker, and Craig Coker. Honorary pallbearer will be Jerry Wise.

Memorials may be made to Red River Baptist Church or the Lay Cemetery Fund.

Words of comfort may be shared with the family by visiting
www.hillcrestmemorialfh.com

(Published in The Shreveport Times on May 3, 2010)

Norwood married Marvis Wise 1 Nov 1947, Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA. Marvis was born 5 Sep 1921, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA; died 20 Mar 1992, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 22 Mar 1992, Lay Cemetery - Benton, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Hazel Laverne Hamilton Dalrymple was born 11 Nov 1940, Princeton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 16 Jan 2006, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 19 Jan 2006, Lay Cemetery - Benton, Louisiana, USA.

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WILBURN F. DALRYMPLE

Services for Wilburn F. Dalrymple, 82, of Benton will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Rose-Neath Funeral Home Bossier, City Chapel. The Rev. K.K. Corkern, pastor of Red River Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Lay Cemetery in Benton.

Mr. Dalrymple died at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Bossier City General Hospital after a short illness. A native and lifelong resident of Benton, he was a retired farmer. He was a member of Red River Baptist Church and a U.S. Army veteran of World War I.

Survivors include son, N.A. Dalrymple of Benton; daughters, Jean McKinney of Springhill and Mary Lynn Wise of Magnolia, Ark.; sisters, Ethel Ryan of Benton and Mary Belle Love of Leesville; brothers, Harvey L. Dalrymple of Bossier City, Gordon Dalrymple of Magnolia and Alfred Dalrymple of Minden; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Billy Dalrymple, Jerry Dalrymple, Larry Wise, Jack Leachman, George McKinney, Hal Boylston, Charles Jeffries and R.W. Moreland.

(Published in The Shreveport Journal on July 19, 1978)

Wilburn — Hattie E. Bumgardner. Hattie (daughter of Louis Roland Bumgardner and Lamantha Caroline Holley) was born 20 Dec 1889, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 7 Apr 1978, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 8 Apr 1978, Lay Cemetery - Benton, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Hattie B. Dalrymple

Funeral services for Hattie Bumgardner Dalrymple, 88, of Benton will be held at 2:30 p.m. today in the Rose-Neath Funeral Home Bossier City Chapel with the Rev. K. K. Corkern, pastor of Red River Baptist Church, officiating.

Burial will be in Lay Cemetery, Benton.

Mrs. Dalrymple died at 1:05 a.m. Friday at Bossier City General Hospital.

A lifetime resident of Bossier Parish, she was a former school teacher and a member of the Red River Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Wilburn F. Dalrymple; one son, N. A. Dalrymple of Benton; two daughters, Jean McKinney of Springhill and Mary Lynn Wise of Magnolia, Ark.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren

Pallbears will be Hal Boylston, Jerry Dalrymple, Bobby Moreland, Charles R. Jeffery, Larry Wise, George McKinney, Billy Bumgardner and Marvin Bumgardner.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on April 8, 1978)

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It is with keen regret that your correspondent reports the death of a good neighbor, Mr. L. R. Bumgardner, who, following a lingering illness, passed away at his home here last Saturday.

Mr. Bumgardner was born in Talladega, Ala., November 18, 1860, and during 1869 was brought to Bossier Parish by his parents. He continued to reside in the parish up to the time of his death. He was a member of the board of directors of the Bank of Benton for a number of years and a member of the Bossier Parish School Board for more than ten years, and up to the time of his death. He was a devoted Christian gentleman, a member of the Baptist Church, ever ready to assist the needy, and a kindly and considerate husband, father and friend. He was married to Lamantha Carolina Holly on April 2, 1885, and to this union nine children were born, seven of whom survive him.

A short service, conducted by Rev. J. M. Hickson, a long-time friend, and Rev. R. L. Holmes, pastor of Ardis Memorial Baptist Church, was held at the family residence at 1:30 p.m. Sunday and the remains were then taken to Linton Baptist Church, near his old home, and the service completed at four p.m., with interment in Linton Cemetery.

Decedent is survived by the widow, one brother, Mr. W. R. Bumgardner, of Ida; four sons, Mr. Ernest Bumgardner, of Homer, and Messrs. Robert, Gordon and Harry Bumgardner, of Bossier City; three daughters, Mrs. W. F. Dalrymple, of Midway; Mrs. W. R. Birdwell, of Linton, and Mrs. W. H. Boylston, of Grand Bayou, and six grandchildren, all of whom were at the beside when the end came.

Those named to serve as active pallbearers were Messrs. N. W. Sentell, A. M. Teague, J. E. Williams, Henry Matthews, V. V. Whittington and Jim Pilkinton. Those named as honorary pallbearers: Members of the Parish School Board and the board of directors of the Bank of Benton.

A large number of friends accompanied the remains to the old church, where still others gathered to pay their last respects to their departed friend and associate. The great number of beautiful flowers spoke of the esteem and lvoe of the friends in words that cannot be expressed. The members o the family are appreciative of the many kindnesses and messages shown and received.

(Published in The Bossier Banner on June 20, 1929)



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L. R. Bumgardner Called By Death

Lewis Roland Bumgardner, one of Bossier's most prominent men, a bank director and a former member of the Parish School Board passed quietly away at his home in Bossier City last Saturday morning at 8:05 o'clock.

Mr. Bumgardner was born in Talladega, Alabama, just a short while before the Civil War started. In 1869 his parents moved to Bossier Parish and he has resided in this parish since that time. On April 2, 1885 he was married to Lamantha Caroline Holly. He was a devoted christian, a member of the Baptist church and was already ready to lend assistance wherever needed, a good husband, beloved father and a true friend.

Besides his wife, Mrs. Lamantha Caroline Bumgardner, the deceased is survived by four sons, Robert, Gordan and Harry, of Bossier City, and Ernest of Homer, La.; three daughters, Mrs. W. R. Birdwell, of Linton; Mrs. W. H. Boylston, of Grand Bayou, La.; Mrs. W. F. Dalrymple, of Midway, and six grandchildren, who were all at the bedside when the end came.

Funeral services were held at the family residence on Thompson Street at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. After the services here the remains were taken to the Linton Baptist Church for the completion of the services at 4 p.m. and the interment in the Linton Cemetery.

Rev. J. M. Hickson, a life long friend of the deceased, conducted the services, ably assited by the pastor of the Ardis Memorial Church of Bossier City, Rev. R. L. Holmes.

Active pallbearers were Roland Grounds, J. E. Williams, Henry Mathews, V. V. Whittington, A. H. Montgomery and Jim Pilkington.

Honorary pallbearers were the members of the Bossier Parish School Bard: Dr. C. H. Irion, N. W. Sentell, Dr. C. M. Tucker, G. B. Smith, C. Hudson and Jack P. Fullilove, and the directors of the Benton Bank.

(Published in The Bossier City Planters Press on June 22, 1929)

Louis married Lamantha Caroline Holley 28 Mar 1885, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. Lamantha (daughter of Nathan Holley and Martha E.) was born Oct 1863, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 19 May 1935, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 20 May 1935, Lay Cemetery - Benton, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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AGED WOMAN DIED HERE LAST SUNDAY

Last rites for Mrs. Lamantha C. Bumgardner, 71, of 600 Thompson Street, who died at her home last Sunday, were held at four o'clock Monday afternoon at the Linton church, near Benton, with Rev. W. L. Stagg, local Baptist pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Linton cemetery, under the direction of the Wellman funeral home.

Pallbearers were T. R. Miller, A. M. Teague, Lonnie Houston, J. E. Pilkinton, V. V. Whittington, A. L. Andreola, Tom Hickman and W. M. McCall.

Mrs. Bumgardner was married in 1885 to the late Lewis Roland Bumgardner, well known planter. She was the daughter of the late Nathan and Martha Holley.

The deceased is survived by nine children, who are: Ernest R. Bumgardner of Homer, Mrs. W. F. Dalrymple of Benton, Robert L. Bumgardner of Benton, Mrs. W. R. Birdwell, Mrs. W. H. Boylston, L. G. Bumgardner and Harry Bumgardner, all of Bossier City. One sister, Mrs. Fannie Smith, of Cotton Valley, and a brother, M. H. Holley, of this place, also surive.

(Published in The Bossier City Planters Press on May 23, 1935)

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FUNERAL FOR AGED BOSSIER WOMAN TODAY

Mrs. L. C. Bumgardner, Widow of Prominent Citizen, Dies Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs. Lamantha C. Bumgardner, 71, of 600 Thompson street Bossier City, La., will be held at the Linton church near Benton, La., at 4 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. W. L. Stagg, jr., pastor of the Ardis Memorial church, officiating. Interment in the Linton Cemetery will be under the direction of the Wellman Funeral home.

Mrs. Bumgardner was the daughter of the late Natan and Martha Holley. in 1885 she was married to the late Lewis Roland Bumgardner, prominent planter.

Nine children survive. They are: Ernest R. Bumgardner, Homer, La.; Mrs. W. F. Dalrymple, Benton, La.; Robt. L. Bumgardner, Benton, La.; Mrs. W. R. Birdwell, Bossier City, La.; Mrs. W. H. Boylston, Bossier City, La., and Harry Bumgardner, Bossier City, La.

Pallbearers will be: T. R. Miller, A. M. Teague, Lonnie Houston, J. E. Pilkinton, V. V. Whittington, A. L. Arendola, Tom Hickman, W. M. McCall.

The deceased is also survived by one brother M. H. Holley of Bossier City, La., and one sister Mrs. Fannie Smith of Cotton Valley, La.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on May 20, 1935)

Jacob married Martha Jane Thompson abt. 1845, Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama, USA. Martha (daughter of James Thompson and Mary Sabra Rowland) was born 6 Jun 1825, Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama, USA; died 10 Feb 1877, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Bumgardner Cemetery - Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Nathan married Martha E. abt. 1846. Martha was born abt. 1830, Georgia, USA; died bef. 1867, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]