Escud� Funeral Home
November 8, 2014John H. Bordelon passed away on November 7, 2014 at Rapides Regional Medical Center. He was blessed with the presence of his wife, children and many grandchildren after a long battle with cardiomyopathy.
He was preceded in death by his first wife of 56 years, Betty Bordelon, his parents, Wilbur and Henrietta Bordelon, and all his siblings, Leola, Leo, Paul, Marie, Mable, Cecile, and Grace.
He is survived by his second wife, Cile Bordelon, his children, Lynn and his wife Christine, Robin and his wife Donna, Dale and his wife Kim, and Elizabeth and her fiance Russell Bourgeois.
He is also survived by his grandchildren Marti and Jonathan Bordelon, Dr. James Bordelon and his wife Hope, Bradley and Christie Bordelon, Rebecca and Joe Pollock, Claire and Chase Ducote, Rebecca Mullins, Scott and Joshua Descant, Sarah, Emily, and Kelly Bordelon, Edward, Dustin and Danielle Ducote, Brittany Bordelon, Hunter and Coty Bordelon and Kristin and Wallace (Bud) Carline. He is also survived by many great grandchildren.
John was born a few months after the flood of 1927 began to recede. He attended Our Lady of Victory Catholic School in Mansura as a child. He spoke only French until the age of 13. He enlisted in the Army for three years a day after his 18th birthday in 1945. He met his first wife Betty while stationed at Fort Ouachucha, New Mexico and they were married in Las Vegas in 1948. They moved to Mansura in 1949. He recalled many trips from out west to Mansura where he "hitch hiked" to be able to visit his parents back in Mansura.
John managed a cotton gin in Mansura at the age of 16, mainly because he was able to read and write. His father ran a gin and John was familiar with the operations. He worked in New Orleans with his sisters at their bar in Algiers during the Second World War. Upon returning back to Louisiana John had several jobs, which included working at the Train Depot in Mansura, opening the first boat landing at Old River in Mansura, and many other jobs. He was hired in 1958 to run the cotton gin in Mansura. He later went to work at Union Oil Mill in Bunkie running a grain elevator. In 1964, Union Oil sold the business to John and his brother Paul. They ran the business together and were very successful. John ran the Bunkie Grain Elevator with his two sons, Robin and Dale, until the time of his death.
John always remembered his childhood and the lessons taught to him by his Moma and Papa. He overcame many obstacles and misfortunes and became a very successful businessman as well as a kind and responsible husband and father. He took his children with him everywhere he went. He loved fishing, duck hunting and being at the camp with his family. He was very affectionate and had a tremendous amount of love and devotion to his family. His generosity was spread with everyone for this is what he was taught by his parents.
Notes on Find-a-Grave
Walter was the son of Nathan Niles and Lilla M. Sandford.
On June 23, 1915 in Maine he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during WWI. He was in the 2nd ME Infantry and was discharged on April 20, 1917. He re-enlisted on April 29, 1917 and was made Sgt on May 3rd. He served overseas from Sept 28, 1917 to April 5, 1919. He was in the 164th Infantry until his Honorable discharge on demobilization on April 28, 1919.
On Jun 25, 1919 in Maine he married Daisy B. McMann, daughter of Charles McMann and Lucinda Stone.
They don't appear to have had children. Daisy died in Dec 1938.
On Jan 29, 1944 in Stratford he married Rose Allen Chapman, daughter of Chester Edward Chapman and Vine B. Hapgood.
73464. Helena Genevieve Wright
The Daily Item (Lynn, MA)
July 25, 2016WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.� Helena Wright Phillips, formerly of Lynn, died on May 23, 2016, at her home in West Palm Beach, Fla. Born in Ipswich on Nov. 11, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Inez E. (Lord) Wright.
She was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Radcliffe College and taught school for 40 years at the Tower School in Marblehead. She was an active member of the Central Congregational Church, Lynn, for many years. She was the widow of the late John F. Phillips.
She leaves a daughter, Joanna Hollis of West Palm Beach, Fla., and a son, Charles W. Phillips of Bethlehem, N.H., sisters, Barbara Helinski of Lynn, and Norma Fowle of Wheaton, Md., four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The Daily Item (Lynn, MA)
April 12, 2007Mr. Arnold H. Wright, 93 years of Lynn, died suddenly on Thursday March 29 in Melrose- Wakefield Hospital. He is the husband of the late Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Sharkey) Wright. He was also the husband of the late Yvonne (LaVallee) Wright. He was born in Ipswich, the son of the late Robert W. and Inez E (Lord) Wright. He was raised in Lynn, and was a 1931 graduate of Lynn English High School. He lived in Lynn most of his life.
He was a devoted communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Lynn. He served as altar server for the 9:00 AM daily mass for 18 years. He was also a Eucharistic Minister and Usher. He was a former member of the adult choir. He also served on the Beano Committee and was a member of the Sacred Heart's St. Vincent DePaul Society. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows- Manchester Unity and served as Past Grand Master.
He was the Maintenance Manager for the West Lynn General Electric Plant for 34 years retiring in 1975.
He is survived by 3 daughters Roberta Whittier and her husband Jack of Melrose, T heresa Thomas and her husband Gregory of Granby CT, Diane Jewitt and her husband Christopher of Claremont CA. 3 sisters: Helena Phillips of Florida, Barbara Helinski of Lynn, and Norma Fowle of Silver Springs, MD. He also leaves 13 grandchildren, 13 great grand children and several nieces and nephews. He is the brother of the late Gertrude Willows, Florence Jackson, and Whitfield, Ronald, Richard Wright.
The Sun (Lowell, MA)
October 13, 2009LOWELL Robert D. "Tanker" Lord, 90 years old, a retired Lowell Funeral Director, died Sunday morning at Willow Manor Nursing Home.
Born in Ipswich, MA on March 18, 1919, he was a son of the late George T. and Nettie Louise (Wright) Lord and attended the Lowell schools. Mr. Lord then attended the New England Institute of Applied Arts and Science in Boston. Upon graduating he then received his Embalmers and Funeral Director's License. Mr. Lord started his career in Funeral Service at the former Saunders Funeral Home and then was employed at the Morse Funeral Home for many years. He also was employed in the pathology department at Tufts Medical School.
Mr. Lord was a very active member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Lowell. He was a former member of the Board of Trustees and Board of Directors, the Nominating Committee and taught Sunday School at the Church. Mr. Lord was an avid sports fan participating in his Church's softball and bowling teams. For over seventy years he followed the Boston Bruins and was labeled their number one fan.
He is survived by a sister in law, Marilyn Lord of Lowell; a special niece, Amanda (Lord) Brown of Lowell and several other nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
He was also the brother of the late George T. and David C. Lord who both died in 2005.
The Sun (Lowell, MA)
February 21, 2005LOWELL -- David C. Lord, 77, a longtime Lowell resident and dispatcher for a taxicab company, died Friday evening, Feb. 18, at Saints Memorial Medical Center in Lowell after a long battle with cancer. He was the husband of Marilyn P. (Johnson) Lord.
He was born in Ipswich on Dec. 9, 1927, a son of the late George T. and Nettie L. (Wright) Lord. He graduated from Chelmsford High School and the Progressive School of Photography in Connecticut.
Mr. Lord served in the U.S. Navy Reserve..
For more than 40 years, he was a dispatcher at the A & L Taxi Co. He also was a postal worker.
He enjoyed bingo and crossword puzzles,.
Besides his wife, he is survived by six children and their spouses, Cheryl Heyl, David and Barbara Lord, Paula and Russell Ripley, Gladys and John Urban, Russell Lord and Walter and Joan Lord, all of Lowell; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, George T. Lord of Virginia and Robert D. "Tanker" Lord of Lowell. He also leaves many cousins and close friends.
He was also the father of the late Richard W. Lord, and father-in-law of the late Normand C. Heyl.
ROBERT LORD, offered by Ethan Manning:
When we first went to speak with the sisters of Bob Lord, we never expected to be so moved. It was very obvious to us how much they loved him and still missed him. Bob got along well with his family, and he loved them. Every day when he would come home from school he would greet his mother by picking her up and swinging her around.
Bob did well in school, and was involved in the football and baseball teams. Bob was also an outdoors' man. He loved to hunt and to fish.
Bob had always wanted to fly, and so he joined the air force one month before he would have graduated from high school. While Bob was in the air force he made an effort to return home for a visit whenever possible. On the night before his final government mission, he came home to take his little sister out to dinner to celebrate her birthday, and afterwards he spent time with his fiancee. He left the next day, only a few days before he would have turned 21.
Bob Lord had the honor of being a part of the crew of the first radar guided plane. They had taken off in California and were headed towards Oregon when the plane crashed into a mountain and was destroyed, killing him and his crew mates. The government thought it was the result of sabotage. The day before Robert had left, he had arranged to have a dozen roses sent to his mother for Mother's Day. Bob's mother received the roses on Mother's Day, and later on that same day, she received word that Bob was presumed dead.
Bob is one of the many soldiers who gave their lives for their country, and he, like all of them deserves to be remembered.