John Ledith Bond (1908 - 1964)

Born 3 Oct 1908 in Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Melinda (Ballard) Bond — married 8 Sep 1928 in Allen, Louisiana, United States

Died 6 Jul 1964 at age 55 in Allen, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

John Ledith Bond was born in 1908. He was the son of John Bond and Sarah Whitley. He passed away in 1964.

OAKDALE (Spl.) - Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday for John L. Bond, 55, who was electrocuted at noon Monday when he came in contact with a power line three miles southeast of here. Authorities said Bond accidentally drove his pickup truck across a felled power line that was partially suspended above the parish road by a utility pole. An Allen parish road-grading crew said they accidentally ran into a loose grounding cable from a high voltage line and pulled down the pole with the grader. When Bond approached in his truck, the workers asked him to call the utility company so the power could be shut down, they said. Bond drove on and in trying to pass around the pole, apparently didn't see the line on the road, authorities said. When the wire came in contact with the vehicle, Bond stepped out of the truck and was electrocuted. He was pronounced dead at 12:30 p.m. by Dr. Don Nesom of Oakdale. Services will be held from the Mt. Hope Baptist Church south of here with the Rev. Archie Calcutt officiating. Burial will be in Cryer Cemetery under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Melinda Bond; three sons, Buford and Raymond Bond, both of Oakdale, and Everett Bond on duty with the U.S. Navy; one daughter, Mrs. Betty Stalsby of Oakdale; two brothers, Louis and Lawrence Bond, both of Oakdale; seven sisters, Mrs. Belle Self of DeRidder, Mrs. Mary Self of Simpson, Mrs. Annie Birchfield of California, Mrs. Rhoda Messer of Port Arthur, Tex., Lella and Della Bond, both of Beaumont, Tex., and Mrs. Flora Thompson of Leesville; and six grandchildren. (Published in The Lake Charles American Press, July 7, 1964)

Sources

• United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPT2-FCX : accessed 9 September 2020), Ledith Bond in household of John Bond, Police Jury Ward 1, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 29, sheet 16B, family 288, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 510; FHL microfilm 1,374,523.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVQQ-FZH : accessed 9 September 2020), Leduet Bond in household of John Bond, Police Jury Ward 1, Allen, Louisiana, United States; citing ED 17, sheet 30A, line 5, family 431, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 603; FHL microfilm 1,820,603.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTV-ZB6 : accessed 9 September 2020), John Bond, Police Jury Ward 5, Allen, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 29B, line 53, family 663, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 782; FHL microfilm 2,340,517.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYR7-6TW : 6 March 2020), John Bond, Police Jury Ward 5, Allen, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-13, sheet 3A, line 28, family 51, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1379.

• "Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1900-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7QQ6-753Z : 25 August 2019), John Ledith Bond, 6 Jul 1964; citing Death 6 Jul 1964, Oakdale, Allen, Louisiana, United States, certificate 859; Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1KM-X29 : 22 August 2020), John Bond, Jul 1964; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7316254 : accessed 9 September 2020), memorial page for John L Bond (3 Oct 1908–6 Jul 1964), Find a Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #7316254, citing Cryer Cemetery, Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by SsjD (contributor 48849350) .