James Lee Bullard

© The Hammon Advocate

Thursday, May 12, 1949

Submitted by: Leila Evett

Lee Bullard Dies, Thursday May 5

Lee Bullard, 56 year old carpenter-farmer, passed away in an El Paso, Texas hospital on Thursday May 5, 1949 after a ten weeks illness, following surgery.

He is a former Hammon resident having moved here when a boy, and lived here until 25 years ago, when he moved to Hatch, new Mexico.

Mr. Bullard was a member of the Methodist Church; and was an Odd fellow and a Mason.

funeral services were conducted Friday at the Methodist Church at Mesquite, New Mexico and burial was in the Mesquite Cemetery.

Survivors include his widow; one daughter, Mrs. John Ditterline, Anthony, New Mexico; two sons, Theodore Bullard, Anthony, New Mexico and Jack Bullard, Mesquite, New Mexico.

Mr. Bullard was a son-in-law to Mrs. Minnie Chambers of Hammon.

Note: This obit of James Lee Bullard is given here because of the relationship and his daughter Ellea Bullard is buried in the Kiowa Cemetery. Mr. Bullard is buried elsewhere.