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Issue 111, Fall 2016Newsletter of the

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In this issue:2016 BFA Annual Meeting . . . . . . . . . . 12016 Meeting Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32016 Treasurer’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Hampton Roads – Yesterday and Today 6Membership Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Mining Obituaries – Followup . . . . . . . 15Bondurant Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Bundrant Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Bundren Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Books About Our Bondurant Ancestors 232017 BFA Membership Form (enclosed)

The Bondurant clan gathers in the host hotel Hampton Inn & Suites Airport for the 2016 annual meeting ofthe Bondurant Family Association on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. Front row (L-R), Bobby Bondurant and his wifeJudy from Amherst, VA, Judy Bondurant (wife of BFA webmaster David W.), Gloria Jones and her daughterAnnie (new members), Kim Campbell, BFA President Marcelle Bondurant Hoffman, Peter Lundgren and StanBondurant (Jack's son). Back row (L-R) Jack Bondurant, David W. Bondurant, Tom BonDurant, and RayCampbell. Taken by David Bondurant.

And a good time was had by all ...2016 BFA ANNUAL MEETING

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA OCTOBER 21-22, 2016

2016 MEETING SCHEDULEFriday evening, Oct., 21, 7:00 - 9:00 – Meet & Greet Saturday morning, Oct. 22, 9:30 - noon – Annual

business meeting, followed by David Bondurant’s talkabout the impact of the Norfolk Naval Base duringWWII.

Saturday evening, Oct. 22, 6:30 pm – BFA Dinner atMax & Erma’s in the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotelnearby, a la carte – http://www.maxandermas.com/

Bondurant Family Association Newsletter Issue 111, Fall 2016

BFA Dinner, Saturday, Oct. 22, at Max & Erma’s – front row (L-R) Judy Bondurant (wife of David W., ourwebmaster), Kim Campbell, Marcelle Bondurant Hoffman, Bruce Ramsdell, Annie Jones and her motherGloria Jones. (Back row) David W. Bondurant, Jack Bondurant, Tom BonDurant, Stan Bondurant (Jack'sson), Ray Campbell, Pete Lundgren, and Marvin White. Annie & Gloria are new BFA members! Welcome!

It’s time to renew yourmembership in BFA!Dues are for the calendaryear – see the 2017 formon the BFA website or usethe attached form!

BFA Attendance 2016

Kim and Ray Campbell, Jack Bondurant, Jr., Judy and Bobby J. Bondurant, Judy and David Bondurant,

Pete Lundgren & Stan Bondurant, Bruce Ramsdell, MD & Marvin White,

Renee Brookshire, Annie Jones & Grace Jones, Thomas R. Bondurant, Marcelle B. Hoffman,

Missing from this year’s meeting were RubyTalley Smith and son Jan Moses, MaryBondurant Warren, Treasurer Amy WarrenSanders, Eve B. Mayes, and many othercousins.


Bruce Ramsdell checks up onthe grave of Jean PierreBondurant at Powhatan, VA

BONDURANT FAMILY ASSOCIATION2016 MEETING MINUTES

Friday, October 21-Saturday, October 22, 2016Hampton Inn 1511 USAA Drive, Norfolk, VA

Friday night’s meeting which was to start at 7:00 pm actually started with an impromptu gathering in the breakfastreception area of the hotel. It was a warm area with chairs and tables in which several Bondurants sat down andtalked. By the time the actual Meet Your Kin started we all were familiar with the new attendees and hadsocialized with the prior members. The Meet Your Kin started by introductions from all. There were 16 present. We all introduced ourselves, wherewe are from, how and why we are all here. Kim and Ray Campbell were also at the meeting. Kim is a genealogistwho has completed several genealogy books and teaches classes in genealogy. She contributed to answering someresearch questions.

New members Annie Smith and her mother Gloria Smith came from Michigan to the meeting. She introducedherself and had many questions about the family and research. Kim being a genealogist teacher and researcherunderstands brick walls and listed all the other places that could be researched to complete information lost bythe “burned out” counties, such as church records, legal records in other counties. sales of land, special collectionsin libraries, Bibles, and many more places. Kim also suggested that Annie ask everywhere she goes if there areany “special collections” in their library. Annie asked who traveled the longest to the meeting, in which Davidsaid Colorado and I said California. She came from Michigan. Stan Bondurant brought some of his cousin’sBondurant Moonshine to see and taste. Bobby and Judy brought some of their delicious orchard apples to share. The meet and greet ended around 9:30.

Saturday’s business meeting started at 9:00 am and was called to order by Marcelle Hoffman. She introducedherself and other officers present: David Bondurant, web master. She explained that other board members, V. P.Michael Salzburg-Felts; Treasurer: Amy Warren Sanders; Secretary: Mary Bondurant Warren; newsletter editor:Eve B. Mayes were absent because of illness or new employment. There was a sigh of regret among the group. Marcelle Hoffman welcomed all those who came and reminded them to sign in and inscribe their badges. Lastyear (2105) meeting’s minutes were read by the president. Motion to approve was led by Judy Bondurant and allwere approved. The Treasurer’s report was read by the president. Tom Bondurant motioned to approve; the reportwas voted on and approved by the group. Projects: 1. DNA project reports were deferred until next year because Amy and Evewere not present.

2. The Jean Pierre Bondurant gravesite was discussed. It was mentioned byMarcelle Hoffman that Shalon Bondurant Jarrell used to care for the JPB site,but now no one is available to care for it. Bruce Ramsdell, MD, and MarvinWhite said they had just visited the site and found it in relatively goodcondition. There were magnolia leaves within the closure, but the vines werenot overgrown. They said they would be willing to approach the owners of thehouse to see if the occupants were interested in taking care of the site for us.They brought up the idea of giving a donation to the family for their work. Atone time there was a donation given to the prior family for the care of thegravesite. The group discussed that idea and asked that Bruce and Marvin seewhat they could do to include the family in the care of the gravesite.

Outreach:


1. Facebook: Marcelle Hoffman said there were two Bondurant/Bundurant sites on Facebook. The Bondurantsite grew from 378 to 414 members and the Bundurant site grew from 180 to 185 members. Marcelle Hoffmansaid she would investigate if there were any other family groups online that could provide a connection to theBondurants to increase the BFA membership and the Bondurant interest, such as Tanner, Moseley familyconnections.

2. Website report was given by David Bondurant. He has instituted bill pay with membership online. All thearchived letters are posted online on the site in which can be researched. David will look into the problems thatthe server or hosting site has with the BFA website and will report at the next meeting. Expenses:1. Referring to the prior reading of the treasurer’s report we voted and approved the costs for Eve Mayes tocontinue the newsletter and the same costs going to Eve that went to Mary Warren when she was writing andsending the newsletters.

2. Other expenses were the meeting room at this year’s event, which cost $250.00. It was noted by MarcelleHoffman that there were donations given to supplement the meeting cost and that the BFA was paying for thedifference. She also said that donations can continue to be given to BFA for memorials or birthdays that wouldkeep our costs down for these meetings. David Bondurant noted that the budget is finally in the black after manyyears losing money from mailings and other expenses. This is because of the electronic mailings and the fewerpostal mailings. We encouraged those donations. Elections: It was mentioned that our next meeting will bring on new officers. The officer positions were re-readand Marcelle said that in the next few newsletters there will be postings of any positions open for voting in 2017. Meetings: Marcelle Hoffman mentioned that there has been a suggestion to change the bylaws to have meetingsevery other year. There was little interest in that subject and it was tabled.

She also brought up a meeting space for next year 2017 which is to be held outside of Virginia. Somesuggested cities include Memphis, TN, Melbourne, FL, Denver, CO, St. Petersburg/Tampa, FL, Newnan, GA,and New Orleans, LA. The board will vote on the site for next year’s meeting which will be announced in a futurenewsletter. If you have a suggestion for a location, or would be interested in hosting or helping with a meeting,please email your editor [email protected].

Before David Bondurant’s talk on Norfolk, Marcelle Bondurant reminded the group of the dinner time change& reservations, membership payments and the other areas of the city to visit in the afternoon: Nauticus/Wisconsinship; Moses-Myers house; Willoughby House; Victorian Museum. Several of the group discussed meeting forlunch and then going out from there. Some also are visiting Yorktown. Marcelle Bondurant thanked Bobby andJudy again for the apples and Stan and Pete for the moonshine. Hampton Roads – Yesterday and Today: This year David W. Bondurant presented importance of the naval basein Norfolk, VA, during the WWII. He talked about the ships leaving the area and the different Bondurants thatwere in the city during the war. His presentation included photos of the port and his Bondurant family He alsospoke of his father William George Bondurant meeting Mary Warren Bondurant’s father, John Parnell BondurantII, who was on his way to Algeria; and of taking Joan Bondurant on a tour of Williamsburg before she embarkedfor India with the OSS. His slides are included in this issue, starting on page 6. The meeting was adjourned.

Minutes taken by President Marcelle Bondurant Hoffman


Bondurant Family AssociationTreasurer’s Report - September 30, 2016

Membership

Active Members (Paid 2016 dues as of September 30) 129

2016 Electronic Newsletter 56

2016 Paper Newsletter, mailed USPS 47

2017 Electronic Newsletter 15

2017 Paper Newsletter, to be mailed USPS 11

Members Reported at 2015 Meeting 132

A renewal form was included as part of the Meeting Registration form included in both issued sent out thisyear (2016). Renewal envelopes were sent out with the final issue of 2015 mailed and emailed the Renewalform sent to all those who hadn’t renewed at that time.

Financial

Balance of BFA funds on September 30, 2015 $4,952.54

Funds collected from dues & back issues $1,960.00

Gifts received $224.00

Memorials $30.00

Gifts Received $60.00

Gifts to cover 2016 Meeting Costs $125.00

Gifts left over from 2015 meeting $9.00

Total received $2,184.00

Expenses for editing, printing and mailing newsletters $913.13

Expense for BFA website (annual hosting) $21.90

Treasurer’s expenses $ 5.00 $5.00

PayPal Service Fees (collected $2 to cover this expense) ($5.48)

2015 Meeting Expenses (money collected prior to meeting) $234.00

Total paid out $1,168.55 $1,015.45

PayPal Funds $145.48

Regions Bank Funds $5,822.51

Balance of funds as of September 30, 2016 $5,967.99

CommentsDue to my recent employment here in Florida, I am unable to attend this year’s meeting in Norfolk, Virginia. Our2016 Meeting in Norfolk Virginia, reserved meeting room will cost $250+tax and contributions to this cost havealready been received to cover $125 of this amount. Any donations to defray this additional cost can be sent withdues or given to my mom (Mary B. Warren) at this year’s meeting.Next year’s meeting is due to be held somewhere in the US with possible locations like New Orleans (home ofour president Marcelle’s family), or you could come where I live in Melbourne, Florida.

Amy Warren Sanders, Treasurer2 October 2016


Hampton Roads – Yesterday and Today

BFA webmaster David W. Bondurant has shared his presentation slides for your enjoyment. Thanks, David!


John Parnell Bondurant II of Athens,Georgia, taken in North Africa. He was thefather of Mary Bondurant Warren and sonsEmmet Jopling Bondurant II and JohnParnell Bondurant III.


YOUR TEST CASE: The Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA)newspaper on Saturday, January 3, 2015, contained this briefdeath announcement: Shiflett, Mrs. Martha Lee Bondurant, 54,of Quinton, wife of Dennis E. Shiflett.

Can you find out who her parents were? When was she born?Where did she go to college? When and where did she getmarried? Did she have any children? [Hint: Google her name!]

Welcome to our New MembersWe appreciate members sharing their lineage charts with us, so that we can make the BFA genealogy databaseas complete as possible.

Annie & Grace Jones,

Membership UpdatesChange of Address Mrs. Ruby Talley Smith

Sharon K. Talley

Corrections from Issue #110

Mining Obituaries for Family Information – Followup

OK, cousins, how did you do on your test case from the last newsletter? Did you try to use modern obituaries toextend your own family tree down to current generations? Did you discover any new connections? We hope youwill share your successes or failures with your editor at [email protected].

Now to the promised additional information and how it was found:If you Googled “Martha Shiflett”, you would have found her full obituary on the website of the Nelsen FuneralHome (Richmond, VA):

Martha Lee Bondurant Shiflett, 54, of Quinton, wife of Dennis E. Shiflett. passed away on Wednesday,December 31, 2014. Martha was a 2012 graduate of the Rappahannock Community College with anassociate’s degree in arts and sciences with a specialization in business administration. While in college,she was a proud member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Russell Randolph and Elsie Leona Miller Bondurant; twosiblings, John “Johnny” and Elizabeth Ann Bondurant. Those left to cherish her memory are herhusband, Dennis E. Shiflett; one son, Brandon Paul Cousins; two brothers, Russell and DavidBondurant; one sister, Virginia Lee; and a host of additional nieces, nephews, family and friends.

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BONDURANT OBITUARIES found in the newspaper archives from found in thenewspaper archives from August 1, 2016 to December 1, 2016 on the subscription websitewww.genealogybank.com and elsewhere, compiled December 18, 2016 by EBM.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 8, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Nelsen FuneralHome, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, with a chapel service on Friday, January 9, at 11 a.m. atNelsen. Interment will follow at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, 6227 Old Courthouse Rd.,Appomattox, Va. 24522. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’sAssociation, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-6011. Online condolences may be conveyed tothe family at www.nelsenrichmond.com.

Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA) - Saturday, January 3, 2015

This more complete obituary gives us answers to some of our questions from the test case above, but we will haveto go to other online resources to get all of them!

1. Who were her parents? Russell Randolph and Elsie Leona Miller Bondurant. Her siblings were John,Elizabeth, Russell, David and Virginia Bondurant.

2. When was she born? Obit says she was 54 at the time of her death, so she was born about 1960. (Guesswe’ll have to keep looking for more definitive information! Where would YOU look?)

On Find-a-grave.com, her memorial (#140797171) only gives 1960 as the date of her birth. OnAncestry, in the VA Marriage Records 1936-2014, the license for her first marriage to David BruceCousins gives her birth date as 28 Nov 1960.

3. Where did she go to college? She graduated from Rappahannock Community College with an associate’sdegree in arts and sciences with a specialization in business administration in 2012. While in college,she was a proud member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

4. When and where did she get married? Dennis E. Shiflett was her husband at the time of her death, butshe also had a son named Brandon Paul Cousins. Did she marry someone named Cousins first? We don’tknow when or where she married, either.

So ... on Ancestry, we find a marriage license for Martha Lee Bondurant and Dennis Edward Shiflett 23Sep 2006 in New Kent County, Virginia [VA Marriage Records 1936-2015]. Also from the same source,we find that she married David Bruce Cousins 20 Sep 1986 in Henrico County, Virginia. This licensegives her parents’ names and her full birth date, as well as for her husband. The VA Divorce Records1918-2014 says she and David Cousins were divorced 20 Dec. 1994 in Henrico County, Virginia.

5. Did she have any children? The only one who survived her is Brandon Paul Cousins. Did she haveothers? No other mention of children by either of her husbands has been found.

Thurman Franklin Bondurant

HIGH POINT, NC — Thurman Franklin Bondurant, 81, passed away Sunday,August 21, 2016 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Nancy Ruth TuckerBondurant to whom he was married 60 years.

Mr. Bondurant was born on February 18, 1935 in Stokes County, a son of the lateJohn Henry and Maggie (Holt) Bondurant. He was a U.S. Army veteran proudlyserving his country during the Korean Conflict. He was a former employee of

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Synthetics Finishing, where he worked for 17 years, and Adams-Millis Corporation in High Point. He also workedpart-time in the floral industry for many years in the High Point area.

In his spare time he enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson, working crossword puzzles, watching sports,spending time with his family, and the company of the beloved family dog, Roxy.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Bondurant is survived by a son, Jonathan Bondurant of Archdale; twograndchildren, Tanya Bondurant of High Point and Marc Bondurant of Tampa; a sister, Peggy Jean Young ofWinston-Salem; and many nieces and nephews. He was also preceded in death by four sisters, Ruby Adams, EriaHackett, Annie Lou Mabe, and Ruth Emma Mabe, as well as a brother, Warren Bondurant.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 27, 2016 in the chapel of Cumby FamilyFuneral Service, 1015 Eastchester Drive, High Point with Rev. Chan Shaver officiating. Burial will be inSalisbury National Cemetery at a later date. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the funeralhome. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any memorial contributions be made to a veterans charity of one’schoice in honor of Thurman.

The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to Shelli Norris and her loving staff of nurses andtherapists at Amedisys of Thomasville for the exceptional care, love and support of Thurman during his illness.A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, in the chapel of Cumby Family FuneralService, 1015 Eastchester Drive, High Point. Online condolences may be left on Mr. Bondurant’s memorial pageat www.cumbyfuneral.com Arrangements made by Cumby Family Funeral Service of High Point.

High Point Enterprise (NC) - Monday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Keith Victor Bondurant, age 89, passed away on October 25, 2016 at HarrisonMedical Center in Bremerton, Washington. He was born on May 7, 1927 in Rapelje,Montana to Victor and Christene Bondurant. After Christene’s passing in 1934, Keithand his sister Margaret moved to Downing, Missouri to live with their grandparents,Marion and Margaret Bondurant. Their father married Rumina Pearson in 1936 andthe Bondurant family moved to Hoquiam, Washington in 1937.

Keith graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1945, and subsequently enlistedin the service. In July of 1945, he entered the U.S. Navy and served on the battleshipUSS New Jersey until the end of WWII. He mustered out in 1947, and returned toHoquiam where he lived with his uncle Wallace Bondurant. Keith found work at the

pulp mill, door factory and several plywood mills. In the summer of 1952, Keith went to Alaska with his cousins Lee Bondurant and Warren Roberts. He

obtained a job in construction and carried hod for the construction of Elmendorf Air Force Base. After workingin Alaska, he returned to the Hoquiam lumber mills. Keith married Virginia Grace Tiedeman on March 14, 1954.

Keith worked for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton from 1959 until his retirement in 1987. Afterretirement from the shipyard, he worked on a Christmas tree lot during the holiday season for a few years. He alsoworked for the Bremerton Sun as a newspaper distributor, delivering bundles of newspapers to drop off pointsfor the individual carriers. Keith was a lifetime member of the VFW and American Legion. He was also a memberof the USS New Jersey Alumni Inc.

Keith is preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Margaret Bondurant-Nott; his brothers, Oscar Bondurantand Larry Bondurant. He is survived by his brother, Roy Bondurant; his sister Rumina Teresia White; his brotherFrank Bondurant; his wife Virginia of 62 years; his children Nora Jean Coutis, Rosa Christene Cox Jacobson,Penny Sue Crooks, Keith Victor Bondurant, Patricia Lewisse and her husband Charles Kruse; 6 grandchildren;7 great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 4994 Bethel Road SE, Port Orchard, WA, on Saturday, November 5,2016 starting at 5pm. Tuell-McKee Funeral and Cremation Services of Bremerton

http://www.tuellmckeebremerton.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/11075/id/3995925

Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, WA), Nov. 4, 2016

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Editor’s Note: Thanks, Rumina, for alerting us to his passing. Victor was the son of Victor Norton Bondurant andhis first wife Virginia Christene Van Nice.

Cecil Watson Bondurant, 89, of Warrensburg, Mo., passed away Sept. 5, 2016, atthe Missouri Veteran’s Home in Warrensburg.

Cecil was born on July 18, 1927, in Parkview Station, Oklahoma, to HoraceClaude Bondurant, Jr., and Allie Pearl Watson. He lived and attended school inKansas City, Kansas. He served two tours of duty in the United States Army. He hadan Honorable Discharge as a Technician 5 in 1947. He obtained his Bachelor’sDegree in Electronics from DeVry Institute. He also retired from Lake CityAmmunition Plant. He was a member of Blue Springs Baptist Temple.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Faye [Wolfe Brockman]Bondurant; his parents; brother, H.C. [Horace Claude III] Bondurant; 2 sons-in-lawand 1 grandson.

Left to cherish his memories are sister, Joan Pintozzi; half sister, DorothyMcMullen; nieces, Therese Ann Pintozzi (John Budziak) and Gina Gorey; 9 step kids,Shelia Howard (Jerry), Sharon Sullivan, Sandra Howard (Jean), Virgil Brockman

(Gloria), Linda Young, Marsha Border (Don), David Brockman (Vicki), Richard Brockman (Kendra) and RussellBrockman (Dana); 21 grandkids; 42 great-grandkids; and 1 great-great-granddaughter.

Funeral services for Mr. Bondurant will be 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at the Chapel of Memories FuneralHome, 30000 Valor Drive, Grain Valley, 816-463-4030. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. prior to theservice at the chapel. Entombment with Military Honors at Swan Lake Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers,contributions can be made to the Missouri Veterans Home, 1300 Veterans Road, Warrensburg, MO 64093.

Examiner, The (Independence - Blue Springs - Grain Valley, MO) - Thursday, September 8, 2016 &Saturday, September 10, 2016 Kansas City Star, The (MO) - Thursday, September 8, 2016

Eileen M. Bondurant Sept. 22, 1921 - Sept. 26, 2016

Eileen Bondurant died September 26, 2016, in Everett, WA, at age 95. She was bornin a log house on Big Mountain above Whitefish, MT, to parents Charles and HannahBengtson. Eileen was the youngest of ten children and a real country child, spendingher summers on a horse herding her father’s dairy cows as they grazed along theroads near their small ranch. Yet she participated in High School activities, went todances, performed in musicals and even took ballet lessons. She met a Kalispell, MT,boy, Frank Bondurant, called Bill in those days, and married him in 1938. Therefollowed two daughters, then Frank’s being drafted in 1944, a move to Everett whereshe worked briefly at Boeing, then his return from the Philippines in 1946. After thatthey settled in the Pinehurst neighborhood, had two sons, and were active in the

community and Roosevelt School PTA. In the early 1950’s Eileen and her husband began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and both were

baptized in 1954. Their faith-based activities became the center of their lives. Her children will always value herintegrity, her strong faith, her sense of humor and, of course, her loving care. That love led her to help othersoutside the family, teaching them in home Bible studies, visiting people in nursing homes, and sticking up for theunderdog. Once when her daughter told about the harassment of a girl in Junior High, she went to the school toinform the principal, and they took action to stop it. When neighbors were upset at the possibility of a blackfamily moving in, Eileen told them that she had black neighbors during the war and they were the nicest neighbors

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she ever had. She was predeceased by Frank in 1996, all of her siblings, her daughter, Judy Juanita Chambers, sons-in-law,

Tom Chambers and Philip Witmer, and son, Neal Bondurant. She is survived by her daughter, Beth Witmer andson, Roy Bondurant; four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Manythanks to the staff at Sunrise View Convalescent Center for their loving care. There will be a memorial serviceon Saturday, October 22, 2016, at 2:30 p.m., in Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1730 Madison St., Everett,WA.

Daily Herald, The (Everett, WA) - Thursday, October 20, 2016 and Saturday, October 22, 2016

Frank Leo Bondurant CAIRO - Frank Leo Bondurant, 80, died Sunday Nov. 6, 2016, in Daystar Nursing andRehab Center in Cairo, IL.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in First Missionary Baptist Church in Cairo.Burial will be Monday in Mound City National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Massie Funeral Home in Mounds is in charge ofthe arrangements.

Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, IL) - Friday, November 18, 2016

Elder Frank Leo Bondurant, 80 of Cairo, IL passed away Sunday November 6, 2016at the Daystar Nursing and Rehab Center in Cairo, IL. He was born September 27, 1936 to the union of GeorgeWade and Christine (Webster) Bondurant. He attended Sumner High School in Cairo, IL and after graduating hejoined the U.S. Army and returned home with the rank of Private First Class.

Frank was well known and loved by all those who met him. He had a passion for reading the Bible andwriting letters during his past time. He was among the first African American citizens to run for the office ofMayor in Cairo receiving about 200 votes. He frequently made the statement, “The leaning tree is not always thefirst tree to fall.” Family members lovingly referred to him as “Black Moses”. May He Rest In Peace.

Frank was preceded in death by his parents and a host of siblings. Frank leaves to cherish his memory, onebrother Donald (Darlene) Bondurant of Maryville, IN., one sister, Charmaine Williams of Dalton, IL., twochildren, Bernard Harris of Cairo, IL, Marilyn Harris of Cobden, IL., a special nephew, Clarence (Charlotte)Mallory of Cairo, IL., one special cousin, Deloris Brown also of Cairo, IL and a host of grandchildren,great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins other relatives and friends.

Services for Elder Frank Leo Bondurant will be held on Saturday November 19, 2016 at the First MissionaryBaptist Church in Cairo, IL. Visitation will be from 11:00A.M. until 1:00P.M. Funeral will follow at 1:00P.M.with Minister Tyrone Coleman officiating. Interment will be on Monday November 21, 2016 in the Mound CityNational Cemetery.

Massie Funeral Home, Mounds, IL http://www.massiefuneralhome.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/14817/id/3999457http://www.mysinews.com/obituaries-1/elder-bondurant

James William Bondurant, Jr. HIGH POINT - James William Bondurant Jr., 71, of High Point passed awaySaturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at his home. Born April 8, 1945, in Newport News, Va., Jimwas the son of the late James William Bondurant Sr. and Myrtle Sykes Bondurant.

He graduated from Seagrove High School in 1963. After graduating fromWingate College, he attended N.C. State University. During this time, Jim took aleave of absence to enlist in the U.S. Army, where he attended Officer Candidate

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BUNDRANT OBITUARIES found in the newspaper archives from found in thenewspaper archives from August 1, 2016 to December 1, 2016 on the subscription websitewww.genealogybank.com and elsewhere, compiled December 18, 2016 by EBM.

BUNDREN OBITUARIES found in the newspaper archives from August 1, 2016 toDecember 1, 2016 on the subscription website www.genealogybank.com and elsewhere,compiled December 18, 2016 by EBM.

School in Fort Sill, Okla. He served as executive officer of Service-Battery 4th Battalion 113th FA, where he heldthe rank of lieutenant. After receiving an honorable discharge, Jim returned to NCSU, where he was a memberof the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He graduated in 1970 with a degree in textile engineering. Throughout his career,Jim worked for Jefferson Mills in Pulaski, Va., Fieldcrest in Eden, N.C., and Kayser Roth in Lumberton,Kernersville, Burlington and Greensboro, where he retired from the corporate office.

In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by two sisters, Patty and Patricia. Jim leaves behind hisfamily, whom he dearly loved, including wife, Joyce James Bondurant of the home; daughter, Suzanne BondurantBadgett and husband Rex and their children, Sam and Anna, all of Foxfire Village, N.C.; and son, James William“Beau” Bondurant III and his daughters, MacKenzie and Emory Bondurant, all of High Point.

The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, prior to the service at Ridge FuneralHome. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at Ridge Funeral Home chapel with Mr.Charles Reeder officiating. Burial will follow at White Oak Springs Primitive Baptist Church cemetery in Star.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to The V Foundation, 14600 Weston Pkwy, Cary, NC27513. Condolences may be made online at www.ridgefuneral home.com.

Courier-Tribune, The (Asheboro, NC) - Monday, November 21, 2016 High Point Enterprise (NC) - Monday, November 21, 2016 Greensboro News & Record (NC) - Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Betty Charlene Bundrant Egly, age 83, of Douglasville, GA, formerly ofLawrenceburg, TN, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016. She was born on April 27, 1933in Waynesboro, TN, to the late Harris Bundrant and Dorothy Juanita Bedford.

She was a loving Mother and grandmother and loved her Saturday mornings with herfriends at the beauty shop.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett Egly; son: Stephen Dunkin;brother: William E. Bundrant. She is survived by her daughter: Stephanie Piper andhusband, Teddy; daughter: Lisa Barfield; daughter-in-law: Elizabeth Dunkin; brother:Harris “Bunkie” Bundrant; grandchildren: Whitney Pettit, Tabitha Turner and husband,Tim, Renee Gamble and husband, Steve, Chris Dunkin and wife, Amanda; Jordan

Greenway; 12 great-grandchildren. The family received friends at Hightower’s Memorial Chapel on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 from 5 p.m. until

8 p.m. Graveside services were held on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 11 a.m. Central Time, at Pleasant GroveCemetery in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, with Bobby Gobble officiating. You may share your thoughts andcondolences online at www.hightowersmemorial.com. Hightower’s Memorial Chapel of Douglasville.

Douglas County Sentinel (GA) - Tuesday, August 2, 2016 Times-Georgian (Carrollton GA) - Tuesday, August 2, 2016

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Dorothy Lee “Dottie” Bundren 1937-2016

KNOXVILLE, IL — Dorothy Lee "Dottie" (Fancher) Bushnell Bundren, 79, Knoxville, died Thursday, Nov. 24,2016, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville, IL.

She was born Aug. 15, 1937, in Maquon, the daughter of Leo and Maxine Burkhalter Fancher. Dorothymarried Kenneth Bushnell in 1955. She later married Ellis Bundren in 1985 in Galesburg. He preceded her indeath on April 19, 2003.

Dorothy is survived by her children, Kenny (Candy) Bushnell of Indiana, Becky (Gary) Barton of Galesburg,and Nick Bushnell of Peoria; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two siblings, JoRae (Gary) Runge ofGalesburg, and Nick Fancher of Florida.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husbands. Dorothy worked for Maytag in Galesburg as ajanitor for more than 35 years. She was always there for her children and family. She loved sharing a cup ofcoffee and a cigarette with a friend. She loved animals, challenging crossword puzzles, painting, being on thecomputer, watching sports, and drives in the country.

Cremation rites will be accorded. There will be no services. Memorials may be made to the Knox CountyNursing Home or the Alzheimer’s Association. Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes & Crematory in Knoxville,Illinois is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent through www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhomes.com.

Register-Mail, The (Galesburg, IL) - Saturday, November 26, 2016 http://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/illinois/knoxville/hurd-hendricks-funeral-homes-4-knoxville-chapel/fh-17646

Charlene Bundren Mize April 8, 1926 - October 12, 2016

Charlene Bundren Mize, 90, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at her home in Oxford,MS. The funeral service will be Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at 11 a.m. at First BaptistChurch, Oxford, with the Rev. Robert Allen officiating. Burial will follow in OxfordMemorial Cemetery. A catered visitation and reception will take place Thursdayevening, Oct. 13, 2016, from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. in West Hall at Waller Funeral Home.

Born in Taylor, MS, to the late James Hugh and Susie Mae Evans Bundren, Mrs.Mize was owner of the Beacon since April 1959. She was a member of First Baptist

Church where she participated in the Friendship Sunday School class. She was a lifelong resident of LafayetteCounty and her entire life revolved around taking care of her many friends and family at the Beacon. Along withher parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James “Flem” Mize.

Survivors include her daughter, Sue Elmore and her husband David of Oxford; her son, Tony Mize and hiswife Catherine of Oxford; four grandchildren, Paige Davis and her husband John, Melissa Feathers and herhusband Corey, Lee Mize and his wife Randall, and Kelli Briscoe and her husband Bradley and six greatgrandchildren.

Memorial contributions in Mrs. Mize’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905. For more information or to sign an online guestbook, visitwww.wallerfuneralhome.com 662-234-7971.

The Oxford Eagle (MS) - Thursday, October 13, 2016 http://www.wallerfuneralhome.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1863748

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No BUNDRUM, BUNDRENT or BonDURANT OBITUARIES were found in thenewspaper archives from found in the newspaper archives from August 1, 2016 to December 1,2016 on the subscription website www.genealogybank.com and elsewhere, compiled December18, 2016 by EBM.

Charlene Mize, ‘the face of The Beacon,’ dies at age 90Published Thursday, October 13, 2016, The Oxford Eagle

Oxford lost an icon when Charlene Mize, a longtime business owner of TheBeacon restaurant, passed away at the age of 90 on Wednesday.

Originally born in Taylor, Mize opened The Beacon at 1200 N. LamarBoulevard with her husband, James Flem Mize, in April 1959. After herhusband’s passing, Charlene remained a stalwart figure behind the restaurant’scash register. Flem and Charlene’s son, Tony Mize, is the current owner of theestablishment.

Tony Mize said in a message on The Beacon’s Facebook page that therestaurant, which has been open for 56 years, will be closed for the next fewdays.

“Mrs. Charlene Mize passed away early this morning,” Tony wrote onWednesday. “I will post more information as I know it. Please remember theMize Family in your prayers.”

Oxford Mayor Pat Patterson says he can’t remember being alive withoutMize being in his life. Tony and Patterson were friends growing up and

Patterson remembers running in out of Mize’s home and called the entire Mize family, “life-long friends.”“Oxford has lost an icon and one sweet lady,” Patterson said. “We shall all miss her greatly.” Her passing is

felt throughout the Oxford community.“She was basically the face of The Beacon,” Dick Marchbanks, a regular customer at the restaurant, said. “She

took care of business, was friendly to the customers and made you feel welcome. And that’s something that’sgoing to be missed.”

Ed Meek, the namesake of Ole Miss’ Meek School of Journalism and New Media, says that Charlene wasat The Beacon for as long as he can remember. “There’s no telling how many times she rang up that cashregister,” Meek said. “She was always there with a smile and she always knew who you were. She will long beremembered, there’s no doubt about that.”

The funeral service for Charlene Mize will be on Friday, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Oxford.

http://www.oxfordeagle.com/2016/10/13/charlene-mize-the-face-of-the-beacon-dies-at-age-90/

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