Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, April 21, 1957, Saturday, p. 4-B:
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.
Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, April 22, 1957, Sunday, p. 8-B:
W. R. Birdwell Funeral Today
Funeral services for Warrie R. Birdwell, 56, a dispatcher for the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co., will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Bossier City with Dr. W. L. Sewell, pasor, officiating.
Dr. Sewell will be assisted by the Rev. M. R. Perkins, pastor of the Northside Baptist Church in Bossier City. Burial will be in the Red River Cemetery near Benton. The body will remain at Wellman's Funeral Home until 1 p.m. Monday.
Mr. Birdwell, 425 Monroe ST., Bossier City, died at 6 p.m. Saturday in a local hospital after a short illness.
Pallbearers will be Robert H. Johnston Sr., William P. McInnis, J. G. Fullerlove, J D. Fenton, Charles H. Ray, and Sam Keeth. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co., Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp., Arkansas Pipeline Corp., and members of the Four Square Bible Class of Bossier City.
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.
Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, April 22, 1957, Sunday, p. 8-B:
W. R. Birdwell Funeral Today
Funeral services for Warrie R. Birdwell, 56, a dispatcher for the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co., will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Bossier City with Dr. W. L. Sewell, pasor, officiating.
Dr. Sewell will be assisted by the Rev. M. R. Perkins, pastor of the Northside Baptist Church in Bossier City. Burial will be in the Red River Cemetery near Benton. The body will remain at Wellman's Funeral Home until 1 p.m. Monday.
Mr. Birdwell, 425 Monroe ST., Bossier City, died at 6 p.m. Saturday in a local hospital after a short illness.
Pallbearers will be Robert H. Johnston Sr., William P. McInnis, J. G. Fullerlove, J D. Fenton, Charles H. Ray, and Sam Keeth. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co., Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp., Arkansas Pipeline Corp., and members of the Four Square Bible Class of Bossier City.
Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, April 21, 1957, Saturday, p. 4-B:
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.
Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, April 22, 1957, Sunday, p. 8-B:
W. R. Birdwell Funeral Today
Funeral services for Warrie R. Birdwell, 56, a dispatcher for the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co., will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Bossier City with Dr. W. L. Sewell, pasor, officiating.
Dr. Sewell will be assisted by the Rev. M. R. Perkins, pastor of the Northside Baptist Church in Bossier City. Burial will be in the Red River Cemetery near Benton. The body will remain at Wellman's Funeral Home until 1 p.m. Monday.
Mr. Birdwell, 425 Monroe ST., Bossier City, died at 6 p.m. Saturday in a local hospital after a short illness.
Pallbearers will be Robert H. Johnston Sr., William P. McInnis, J. G. Fullerlove, J D. Fenton, Charles H. Ray, and Sam Keeth. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co., Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp., Arkansas Pipeline Corp., and members of the Four Square Bible Class of Bossier City.
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.
Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, April 22, 1957, Sunday, p. 8-B:
W. R. Birdwell Funeral Today
Funeral services for Warrie R. Birdwell, 56, a dispatcher for the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co., will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Bossier City with Dr. W. L. Sewell, pasor, officiating.
Dr. Sewell will be assisted by the Rev. M. R. Perkins, pastor of the Northside Baptist Church in Bossier City. Burial will be in the Red River Cemetery near Benton. The body will remain at Wellman's Funeral Home until 1 p.m. Monday.
Mr. Birdwell, 425 Monroe ST., Bossier City, died at 6 p.m. Saturday in a local hospital after a short illness.
Pallbearers will be Robert H. Johnston Sr., William P. McInnis, J. G. Fullerlove, J D. Fenton, Charles H. Ray, and Sam Keeth. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co., Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp., Arkansas Pipeline Corp., and members of the Four Square Bible Class of Bossier City.
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