Obituary of Bernice Elizabeth (Southard) Bumgardner, 2002; Baker Co., OR
Surnames: Bumgardner, Southard, Dorsey, Waelty, Gutierrez, Ely, VanDusen,
Hampton, Parrish, Walton

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Bernice Bumgardner 

Bernice Elizabeth Bumgardner, 82, of La Grande died Feb. 28, 2002. 

There will be no public service. There will be a private memorial service. 

Mrs. Bumgardner was born Dec. 10, 1919, to Clarence and Alma Dorsey Southard
at Laurence, Colo. She attended schools in Colorado and moved to Oregon in
1938. 

On Oct. 4, 1941, she married Arnold Waelty. After a divorce she married Albert
Bumgardner. She was a homemaker and enjoyed birds, animals, all kinds of
hobbies and crafts and taking rides in the hills.  

Survivors include her husband of La Grande; children, Ken Waelty of Hermiston,
Pat Gutierrez of Heppner, Judith Ely of Oregon City, Laura VanDusen of Elgin
and Larry Waelty of La Grande; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren;
sisters, Laura Hampton of Lamar, Ark., and Josephine Parrish of Hermiston; a
brother, Clarence Southard of Elgin; and other relatives. 

She was preceded in death by a son, David Waelty; three brothers, James, Frank
and Wally Southard; and a sister, Isabelle Walton. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Grande Ronde Hospital transitional
care unit through Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St., in La
Grande.