John Roland Birdwell

1924 - 1990  (66 years)

• Name	John Roland Birdwell
  Born	22 Jan 1924	Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Apr 1990	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	2 May 1990	Centuries Memorial Park - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I13031	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Warrie Russell Birdwell,   b. 11 Apr 1901, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 20 Apr 1957, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	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)
  Family ID	F5727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Helen Brecheen,   b. 6 Dec 1927, Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 1965, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 37 years)
  Married	18 Jul 1947	Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. John Roland Birdwell, Jr.,   b. 1 Apr 1950, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA ,   d. 17 Apr 2022, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA  (Age 72 years) + 2. Mary Rebecca Birdwell,   b. 22 Mar 1955, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 28 May 2002, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 47 years)
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2023
  Family ID	F5741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	S. Jackson
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2023
  Family ID	F5742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Jan 1924 - Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 18 Jul 1947 - Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Died - 29 Apr 1990 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 2 May 1990 - Centuries Memorial Park - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		John Roland Birdwell 1949 Texas Technological College Yearbook Photo Lubbock, Texas, USA
  		John Roland Birdwell 1948 Texas Technological College Yearbook Photo Lubbock, Texas, USA

  
  

  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 - John Roland Birdwell Name: John Roland Birdwell Race: White Age: 18 Birth Date: 22 Jan 1924 Birth Place: Bossier City, Louisiana Residence Place: Bossier City, Bossier, Louisiana, USA Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942 Registration Place: Bossier City, Bossier, Louisiana, USA Employer: The Brewster Co. Shreveport, LA Height: 5' 8" Weight: 162 lbs. Complexion: Ruddy Hair Color: Red Eye Color: Brown Next of Kin: Mrs. W. R. Birdwell
  		Marriage Announcement of John Roland Birdwell and Martha Helen Brecheen Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on July 20, 1947
  		Obituary of John Roland Birdwell Published in The Shreveport Journal on May 2, 1990

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of John Roland Birdwell and Martha Helen Brecheen Birdwell Centuries Memorial Park - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Plot: Memories West - Row 15

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: SHREVEPORT, LA - John Roland Birdwell was born January 22, 1924 and entered his heavenly home Sunday evening, April 29, 1990 at his home in Shreveport, Louisiana. Services will be held at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 2, 1990 at 10:30 a.m. He was born in Bossier Parish, attended Bossier High School and was a member of the 1942 Undefeated Championship Football Team. During World War II he served in the United States Navy later graduating from Texas Tech, where he also played football. Following graduation he taught mathematics and coached at Plain Dealing High and subsequently went to work for Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation. He was Supervisor of the Measurement Department from which he retired with 37 years service. He served on the Executive Committee of the International School of Hydrocarbon Measurement for many years and was Chairman of the General Committee of the Southwestern Gas Measurement Short Course in 1968. Mr. Birdwell served his Lord as Good Samaritan and Friend of Man all the days of his life. Cheerful and energetic he raised a son and a daughter and after the death of their Mother, Martha Breecheen Birdwell, he gave lovingly to his present wife, Sylvia J. Birdwell and five step children. Preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Russell Birdwell, and also by one step-grandchild, Jena Mari Pearson. Carrying on his unique Birdwell tradition will be one son, John Roland Birdwell, Jr., his wife Terry and their four children, Rebecca, Sheenna, Johnny and Tara Birdwell; daughter, Mary Rebecca Birdwell Durham and her husband Jimmy and their two children, Martha Helen and James Michael. Loving and grateful step-children, Jack H. Steele and his wife Danette and son Beau Jacques; Laura S. Smith and her husband Gary and their son, Joseph Lane and daughter Samara Ja'nel; TMC George R. Steele on submarine duty with the U.S. Navy; Dawn Mari' S. Pearson and her husband Ken and their two daughters Jeri Michelle and Cheryl Elise; and Angelia S. McGirr and her husband Jonathan and their daughter Meaghan Rose; one sister, Gwendolyn Jeffery and her husband Charles R. and a host of nieces and nephews. Enriched by his life were many, many friends and classmates including his doctor, Richard K. Barnett who attended him for many years with great facility and friendship. Honoring their friend as pallbearers are Joe Alexander, Buddy Dalrymple, Billy Davidson, John Ivan Falkner, Joe Maggio, and Jack Lewis. Honorary pallbearers are the 1942 Bossier High School Undefeated Championship Football Team and Dr. Richard K. Barnett. (Published in The Shreveport Journal on May 2, 1990)