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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 185.
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name: Dwight Bundy
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Civil District 5, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Tennessee
Birth Year (Estimated): 1923
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 15-11
Family Number: 50
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Line Number: 61
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 3881
Digital Folder Number: 005461287
Image Number: 00300
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Zora Bundy F 41 Tennessee
Son Dwight Bundy M 17 Tennessee
- [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 21 Feb 2007.
(May 28, 1922 - February 21, 2007)
Dwight L. Bundy age 84, of Newport, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee. Mr. Bundy lived a good rich life in his walk with Jesus. He was a farmer, an avid camper and traveler who had visited almost all the states in the continental USA. He was a local businessman. Among his businesses were owner of Dixie Dairy, co-owner of Newport Laundromat and owner and manager of local restaurants. Mr. Bundy was proud of his community and enjoyed serving it in a variety of leadership roles. He was a charter member and president of Edgemont Ruritan Club, two-term member of Cocke County Board of Education, served as chairman of Cocke County Board of Education and was instrumental in building the Edgemont Elementary School. He was a long-time member of Wilsonville Baptist Church and served as Deacon, Charter member of Wilsonville Volunteer Fire Department, Third Degree Master Mason and long-time member of the Cocke County Board of Equalization. He was a very strong family man deep in faith who is survived by his wife of sixty-one years, Ella Mae Bundy of Newport; three children and their spouses, Dr. Michael L. Bundy and Barbara Bundy, of Oak Ridge, TN; Margaret Ann and Charles Lital Busler, of Powell, TN; W. Keith and Donna Bundy of Newport, TN; five grandchildren: Adrian Michael Bundy of Oak Ridge; Erica Lynne Roberts (husband, Richard Wayne Roberts) of Knoxville, TN; Melissa Anne Peffer (husband, Forrest Lloyd Peffer) of Knoxville, TN; Cathryn Leanne Best (husband: Brandon Jeremiah Best) of Knoxville; Whitney Faye Bundy of Newport, TN; step granddaughter, Kristi Brabec of Greenback; three great grandchildren: Jaxon Dakota Best, Madison Leanne Peffer and HaileyAnne Grace Peffer. Funeral services will be held 8:00 pm, Friday, February 23, 2007 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev, Jack Bratton officiating. Burial will be 11:00 am, Saturday, February 24, 2007 in Union Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Friday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the funeral services. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Wilsonville Baptist Church Carpet Fund, 120 New Cave Church Road, Newport, TN 37821
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 22 Feb 2007.
Dwight Bundy, former School Board chairman, dies at 84
By: Duay O'Neil
Source: The Newport Plain Talk
02-22-2007
NEWPORT-Funeral services for Dwight L. Bundy, former chairman of the Cocke County Board of Education, are scheduled for Friday night in the chapel of Manes Funeral Home. Bundy, 84, died yesterday at Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee after a short bout with cancer. Bundy was born in South Carolina on May 28, 1922, a son of James Bundy and his wife, the former Zora Jane Wood. Although born in South Carolina, Bundy was reared in his mother's native Cocke County and graduated from Cosby High School. In the 1940s, Bundy returned to South Carolina where he met the former Ella Mae Norwood, a Del Rio native. After a courtship of 19 months, the two were married in Laurens, SC, on 27 April 1946. The couple celebrated their 60th anniversary this past year with a gala party. After his marriage, Bundy went to work for Pet Milk Company in South Carolina. After a few years, including some time spent in Cleveland, Ohio, the Bundys returned to Cocke County. Here Bundy found employment at Dixie Dairy, a distributor for Pet Milk and owned by the late Bob Kilpatrick. Bundy initially delivered milk to private homes. Eventually he purchased the business from Kilpatrick and increased the number of routes served by the firm. Shortly before selling the dairy in 1982, Bundy opened his first laundromat, which was located in Eastport Shopping Center. Later he purchased a similar business, West Gate Coin Laundry. He also owned several local restaurants. A person who loved his community and who remained keenly interested in its development, Bundy became active in several local organizations. A charter member of Carson Springs Ruritan Club, he served as their president. He was also a charter member of the Wilsonville Fire Department. He was a Third Degree Master Mason and served for many years on the Cocke County Board of Equalization. During the 1960s, after becoming interested in the need for educational improvement, especially in his own district, Bundy ran for and was elected to the Cocke County Board of Education in 1966. At one time, the group named him chairman. During his tenure, Bundy was instrumental in the building of a new Edgemont Elementary School. A longtime member of Wilsonville Baptist Church, Bundy was ordained deacon in 1988 and was still serving in this capacity at the time of his death. Bundy's love of camping and traveling led him and his family on trips to nearly all of the continental United States. He was also an avid reader, whose favorite books were Westerns, especially those penned by Zane Grey. Bundy is survived by his wife, three children, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Burial will be Saturday morning in Union Cemetery, Newport.
- [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 409-24-9810.
Issued in Tennessee, residing in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 49274846).
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