Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BUSHNELL, ROBERT R. December 27, 2008
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News Star World - December 30, 2008
ROBERT R. BUSHNELL

Mulhearn Funeral Home

Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA

Services for Mr. Robert Ray Bushnell, 88, will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, 
December 31, 2008, at College Place Baptist Church, 301 Sherrouse Ave., with 
Rev. Jimmy Pitson and Rev. Gordon "Skip" Dean officiating. Interment will 
follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn 
Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Mr. Bushnell was born on September 29, 1920, in Platteville, WI and passed 
away Saturday, December 27, 2008. He retired from LSU Health and Sciences 
Center-Monroe as assistant administrator. Previous employment was with Monroe 
Wholesale Drug and Luffey's Medical and Surgical Supply.

In addition to professional organizations, he had also had membership in the 
Optimist Club, the Rotary Club, and the American Legion. Mr. Bushnell, a WWII 
veteran, was stationed at Selman Field during his service in the U. S. Army 
Air Force. He was a member and lifetime deacon of College Place Baptist 
Church, where he had been a member since 1947.

Mr. Bushnell was predeceased by his parents, Ray and Dorothy Bushnell of 
Platteville, WI; and a brother, Richard Bushnell of Seattle, WA.

Survivors are his wife of sixty-five years, Betty Jane Yeldell Bushnell; and 
two sons: R. Wayne Bushnell of Dallas, TX, whose daughter is Staci Bushnell 
Fontenot with husband Michael Fontenot of Baton Rouge; and David N. Bushnell 
with wife Denise DeLeon Bushnell of Denver, CO, whose children are Becki and 
Ryan Bushnell, also of Denver, and Brandon Bushnell of Los Angeles, CA; two 
great-grandchildren, Logan and Katelyn Jane Fontenot of Baton Rouge. He is 
also survived by two brothers, Guerdon Bushnell of Wisconsin, and Lawrence 
Bushnell of South Carolina; and four sisters, Alice Markunas of Illinois, 
Dorothy Bennett of California, and Elizabeth Guyer of Florida.

Pallbearers will be Kenny Anderson, Jaimie Autin, Brandon Bushnell, Harry 
Petty, Matt Thornton, and Seth Meredith.

Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of College Place Baptist Church and 
members of Paul White's Sunday school class.

Any memorials may be made to College Place Baptist Church or any charity of 
your choice.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 30, 2008, from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM 
at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

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