Obituaries: Edward Bundrick, 1970, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: February 19, 1970 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Found Sunday In Grant; Death Of Ed Bundrick Thought To Be Accident

The body of Edward Bundrick, 54, Winnfield taxi driver missing since January
3, was found in his car Sunday in a bar pit along La. 34 near Montgomery, and
Grant Parish Sheriff Joe Morgan said, "it looks like an accident, but we are
still investigating."

The car containing the body was found by two Montgomery residents in about 12
feet of water in a bar pit a mile and a quarter east of Montgomery.  George
Evans of Montgomery noticed an oil slick on the water, which led to the
recovery, according to Morgan.

The body was sent to Shreveport for an autopsy, Winn Parish Sheriff R. S.
Jordan said.  The death was investigated by Winn and Grant Parish authorities
along with state police.

According to Morgan, Evans called state police and workers of the Louisiana
Department of Highways to the site Saturday when he first noticed the oil
slick, but nothing was found.

The bar pit had been investigated earlier in connection with damage to the
bridge across the pit.  Morgan said, however, the damage was done before
Bundrick's disappearance.

Evans returned to the pit about 5 p.m. Sunday with Terry Murphy, 24, of
Montgomery, who found the car under water.

Morgan said it appeared the car entered the bar pit from the east (from the
Winnfield side).  Slight damage was done to the front end when the car hit an
old bridge piling in the water, Morgan said.

Bundrick was the subject of a statewide search after his wife reported him
missing in mid-January.  The Winn Parish Sheriff's Office had checked out
several leads, but came up with no results.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the chapel of Southern Funeral
Home conducted by the Rev. C. C. Martin.  Burial is in Garden of Memories in
Winnfield.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Annie L. Bundrick; a son, Charles Bundrick,
Little Rock, Ark.; two daughters, Misses Margaret Ann and Linda Gail Bundrick,
both of Winnfield; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Bundrick, Calvin; a
brother, Rayford Bundrick, Winnfield; three sisters, Mrs. Gracie Little and
Mrs. Edna Powell, both of Winnfield, and Mrs. Ida Mae Myers, Baton Rouge; and
three grandchildren.