Warrie Russell Birdwell

1901 - 1957  (56 years)

• Name	Warrie Russell Birdwell
  Born	11 Apr 1901	Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Apr 1957	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	22 Apr 1957	Lay Cemetery - Benton, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I13029	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2023

  
  

  Family	Lillian Gladys Bumgardner,   b. 17 Feb 1899, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 26 Jun 1971, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Children	+ 1. Warrie Russell Birdwell, Jr.,   b. 11 Jul 1922, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1976, Fayette County, Texas, USA  (Age 53 years) + 2. John Roland Birdwell,   b. 22 Jan 1924, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1990, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 66 years) + 3. Carolyn Louise Birdwell,   b. 1 Jun 1927, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1994, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 66 years) + 4. Gladys Gwendolyn Birdwell,   b. 25 Jun 1929, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 16 Dec 1995, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2023
  Family ID	F5727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Apr 1901 - Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 20 Apr 1957 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 22 Apr 1957 - Lay Cemetery - Benton, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		John Roland Birdwell Sick With Pneumonia Published in The Bossier Banner-Progress on December 11, 1930
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Warrie Russell Birdwell Name: Warrie Russell Birdwell Race: White Age: 40 Birth Date: 11 Apr 1901 Birth Place: Benton, Louisiana Residence Place: Bossier City, Bossier, Louisiana, USA Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942 Registration Place: Bossier City, Bossier, Louisiana, USA Employer: Ark-La Gas Co, 1105 Slattery Bldg., Shreveport, La. Height: 5' 11" Weight: 160 lbs. Complexion: Ruddy Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Next of Kin: Mrs. W. R. Birdwell
  		Obituary of Warrie Russell Birdwell Published in The Shreveport Journal on April 21, 1957
  		Obituary of Warrie Russell Birdwell Published in The Shreveport Journal on April 22, 1957
  		U.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans - Warrie Russell Birdwell Name: Warrie R. Birdwell Birth Date: 11 Apr 1901 Service Number: 727549 Unit: G. Beauregard La. Over Company: Co A. Dev. Bn. Enlistment Date: 9 Mar 1918 Discharge Date: 25 Feb 1919 Death Date: 20 Apr 1957 Cemetery: Red River Baptist Cemetery Cemetery Location: Linton, Louisiana, USA

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Warrie Russell Birdwell and Lillian Gladys Bumgardner Birdwell Lay Cemetery - Benton, Louisiana, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: W. R. Birdwell Succumbs to Brief Illness Warrie R. Birdwell, 56, of 425 Monroe St., Bossier City, died at 6 P.M. yesterday in a local hospital after a short illness. A lifelong resident of Bossier Parish, he was employed as a dispatcher for the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. at the time of his death. He had been with that company for 27 years. Mr. Birdwell was a member of the Northside Baptist Church in Bossier City, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the disabled American Veterans. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gladys Bumgardner Birdwell; two daughters, Mrs. Gwen Jeffrey, Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Carolyn Sholte, Big Springs, Tex.; two sons, John R. Birdwell, Shreveport and Warrie R. Birdwell Jr., Mission Tex., his mother, Mrs. Louise Jeter Birdwell, Bossier City; two sisters, Sister Mary Fidelis, Marksville, and Mrs. W. M. White, Dallas, Tex.; three brothers, J. N. Birdwell, Bossier City, T. M. Birdwell, New Orleans, and M. J. Birdwell, Haynesville; and nine grandchildren. Funeral arrangements, which are being handled by Wellman's Funeral Home, are incomplete pending arrival of relatives. (Published in The Shreveport Journal on April 21, 1957) Obituary: Final Rites Today For W. R. Birdwell Funeral services for Warrie R. Birdwell, 56, of 425 Monroe St., Bossier City, a dispatcher for the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co., who died at 6 p.m. Saturday in a local hospital after a brief illness, were held at 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church in Bossier City. Dr. W. L. Sewell, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. M. R. Perkins, pastor of the Northside Baptist Church in Bossier City, conducted the rites. Interment was in the Red River Cemetery near Benton under direction of Wellman's Funeral Home. Active pallbearers were Robert H Johnston Sr., William P. McInnis, J. C. Fullilove, J. D. Fenton, Charles H. Ray and Sam Keeth. Honorary pallbearers were employes of the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co., Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp., Arkansas Pipeline Corp., and members of the Four Square Bible Class of Bossier City. Mr. Birdwell is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gladys Bumgardner Birdwell; two daughters, Mrs. Gwen Jeffrey, Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Carolyn Sholte, Big Spring, Tex.; two sons, John R. Birdwell, Shreveport, and Warrie R. Birdwell Jr., Mission, Tex.; his mother, Mrs. Louise Jeter Birdwell, Bossier City; two sisters, Sister Mary Fidelis of Marksville and Mrs. W. M. White, Dallas, Tex.; three brothers, J. N. Birdwell, Bossier City, T. M. Birdwell, New Orleans and M. J. Birdwell, Haynesville, and nine grandchildren. Mr. Birdwell was a lifelong resident of Bossier Parish and was employed as a dispatcher for the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. at the time of his death. He had been with the company for 27 years. He was a member of the Northside Baptist Church of Bossier City, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans. (Published in The Shreveport Journal on April 22, 1957)