Robert Louis Bumgardner

Male 1895 - 1971  (76 years)


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  • Name Robert Louis Bumgardner 
    Nickname Bob 
    Born 2 Jan 1895  Linton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Feb 1971  Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 27 Feb 1971  Lay Cemetery - Benton, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11973  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2023 

    Father Louis Roland Bumgardner,   b. 18 Nov 1860, Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1929, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Lamantha Caroline Holley,   b. Oct 1863, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1935, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Married 28 Mar 1885  Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Lay,   b. 2 Aug 1896, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1965, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2023 
    Family ID F5726  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jan 1895 - Linton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Feb 1971 - Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 27 Feb 1971 - Lay Cemetery - Benton, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    U.S. World War I Draft Card - Robert Louis Bumgardner
    U.S. World War I Draft Card - Robert Louis Bumgardner
    Name: Robert Lewis Bumgardner
    Race: White
    Marital Status: Married
    Birth Date: 2 Jan 1895
    Birth Place: Louisiana
    Residence Date: 1917-1918
    Street Address: Shreveport R #3
    Residence Place: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Physical Build: Stout
    Height: Medium
    Hair Color: Brown
    Eye Color: Brown
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Robert Louis Bumgardner
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Robert Louis Bumgardner
    Name: Robert Louis Bumgardner
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 2 Jan 1895
    Residence Place: Benton, Louisiana, USA
    Military Draft Date: 1942
    Next of Kin: Mrs. W. R. Birdwell
    Obituary of Robert Louis Bumgardner
    Obituary of Robert Louis Bumgardner
    Published in The Shreveport Times on February 26, 1971

    Headstones
    Headstone of Robert Louis Bumgardner and Marie Lay Bumgardner
    Headstone of Robert Louis Bumgardner and Marie Lay Bumgardner
    Lay Cemetery - Benton, Louisiana, USA

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Red River Baptist Church for Robert L. "Bob" Bumgardner, of 401 1/2 Barksdale Blvd. in Bossier City who died at 1:30 a.m. Thursday at the Barksdale Hotel after a brief illness.

      Mr. Bumgardner was a native of Linton and a lifelong resident of Bossier Parish. He was a former member of the Bossier Parish Police Jury and had retired as a bus driver for the Bossier Parish Schools.

      The Rev. James L. Sermons, pastor of the Red River Baptist Church, will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Lay Cemetery under the direction of First National Funeral Home.

      He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Hattie Dalrymple of Benton, Mrs. Gladys Birdwell of Bossier City and Mrs. Claudia Boylston of Houston, Tex., and one brother, Harry Bumgardner of Medade.

      Pallbearers will be Norwood Dalrymple, Lyman McKinney, John R. Birdwell, Marvin Bumgardner, Russell Birdwell, Robert W. Moreland, Guy Wise and Dr. Hal Boylston. The pallbearers are all nephews of Mr. Bumgardner.

      The body will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to the services.

      (Published in The Shreveport Times on February 26, 1971)