Back row: Preasley, Lettie, Sloman, Rettie. 2nd row: Appie, Elvis. 3rd row: John H ,Cynthia Front row: Alta, Reul, Orpha.
John Harrison Funderburk 23 December 1841 Rome,Macon ,Ga - 30 April 1923 Thompson Twp ,Pike, AR. Son of William Laney and Susan (Long) Funderburk. John was a farmer, and he served four years in the Cavalry from Alabama during the Civil War; Company E Lewis Battalion Alabama Cavalry. John Harrison Funderburk mar #1 Lettie Jane Reid March 18, 1865 Cullman Co, AL. mar#2 Missouri Gossett -( ? - 19 Sep 1880) 1875 , Cullman County, AL. John Harrison Funderburk appeared as head of household 17 Jun, 1880 , Clark County, AR .info on Page 389D, Sheet 20, ED 30, Amity Township, Dwelling, 186, Family 19. He mar#3 Cynthia Elizabeth Davis (30 Apr 1866 - 5 Aug 1905) 12 March 1885 Thompson Twp, Pike County, AR. She - dau of Abraham C and Rachel Ianthy (White) Davis. He out lived his third wife by 18 years and died of pneumonia. He was buried at Hicks Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Pike, AR. Pa (Elvis) said that his Dad lived longer after Cynthia died than he had lived with any of his wives. ( I saw on some site ---sorry, I didn't remember the url ---- that Cynthia was buried with a baby in her arms. I had never heard that.) I had heard quite a bit about the Funderburk family, but that was a new one. I should have the 2 babies names in some of my stuff, but, at the moment, don't know just where.
James had said that John and a brother - Frank Funderburk, I believe, and some neighbors got into an argument that turned ugly. The man pulled a knife and cut John badly. It disemboweled him. He, with Frank's help, brought his entrails home in his hat. I don't know when this was, but he apparently healed.
Children of John Harrison and Lettie Jane (Reid) Funderburk:
1.Savannah Jane Funderburk 14 Jun 1866 - 18 Jul 1915
2.Virgil Reid Funderburk 26 Apr 1873 - ?)
Children of John Harrison and Missouri (Gossett) Funderburk:
1.Burton Milton Funderburk 6 Apr 1877 - 17 Oct 1964
2.Nova A. Funderburk 15 May 1880 - 20 Sep 1880
Children of John Harrison Funderburk and Cynthia Elizabeth Davis:
1.Sloman Lee Funderburk 30 Jan 1887 Murfreesboro, Pike, AR- 20 Jun 1959 Nashville, Howard AR mar Martha Finch (11 Jun 1886 Keota, Ok - 3 Jun 1957 Nashville, Howard, AR. dau of Jasper Sincinatus, and Nancy Jane (Ward) Finch)
Children:
1. Sloman Lee, Jr Funderburk 19 Sep 1924 Keota, OK - 11 Feb 1990 Dallas, TX mar Eva Grace Fortune (30 Nov 1887 Nashville, Howard, AR - 21 Jul 1982 Houston, TX dau of James Allen and Isabella Pearl ( Huchinson) Fortune) mar 8 Nov 1947 Murfreesboro, Pike, AR. ; 2. Jasper Omer Funderburk (twin to John Homer) 29 Apr 1918 Keota, Haskell, OK - 18 Dec 1967 Nashville, Howard, AR mar #1.Mercy Lively mar #2 Bobbie Burke.3. John Homer Funderbur 29 Apr 1918 - 4. Slyven Funderburk 22 Oct 1810 - 21 Aug 1971 5. Mable Elizabeth Funderburk 19 May 1913 - 4 Jul 1979.6. Claude Dale Funderburk 30 Jan 1915 - 2 Aug 1966.7. Helen Funderburk
2..Preasley Monroe Funderburk 28 Mar 1889 Pike Co, AR - 19 Aug 1965 bur Ozan Cem, Nashville, Howard, AR mar Ethel Huddleston (1892 Japany, Pike, AR -1936 Nashville, Howard Co, AR sis of Jesse O Huddleston that mar Orpha Missouri (Funderburk) Huddleston , son of Lewis Jackson and Rachel L (Harrison) Huddleston) 6 Feb 1910 Murfreesboro,Pike, AR
3.Lettie P. Funderburk 5 Aug 1890 Pike Co, AR - 2 Apr 1953 mar Darius Farrar 8 Dec 1912 Murfreesboro, Pike, AR
4.Retta Annah Funderburk 10 Feb 1892 Pike Co, AR - 10 Jan 1910 mar Samuel D Chambers 1885 - 1963 bur Bear Creek Cem, Kirby, Pike, AR - he mar# Dora Lee ?) 11 Apr 1909 Murfreesboro, Pike, AR
5.Isaac Appleton 'Uncle Appie' Funderburk 31 Jul 1893 - 28 Oct 1965 Jackson Par, LA. mar Eunice Key (11Apr 1909 - ? ) mar 11 Oct 1925
6.Elvis Dee Funderburk 18 Feb 1895 -7 Jan 1962 mar Mary Ellen Parker 17 Oct 1915 dau of William Abraham & Nancy Berthina (White) Parker . William Parker died of hydrophobia. Mary said her mother told her that she kept the baby (Mary) on the bed with her father right up until he died. That he never tried to hurt any of them. Nancy married Andrew Jackson Murphy after William's death.
7.Ruel Travis Funderburk 9 Dec 1896 Pike Co, AR-19 Mar 1951 Hot Springs, Garland, AR mar Lucy Ella White (13 Nov 1895 - Red River Co, TX -14 Sep 1984, dau of James Nathan and Mary Lucy (Potts) White.) 19 Dec 1915 Pike Co, AR. Lucy was a sister to Ashley White that married sister Alta Lantha.
Children; Leon Travis "Shorty" Funderburk 8 Aug 1918 - 17 Feb 1992: Roy Funderburk ca 1920 - bet
Mar 30 & 19 Jun 1993; Earl A Funderburk 5 Feb 1920 - 10 Mar 1993 mar Lena Cotton.; Vera Mae Funderburk 14 Dec 1923 - 19 Jun 1993 married ? Raines:; Mildred Lois Funderburk mar ? Golden.
----- FUNDERBURK RAY D 38290920 PFC KIA ----- (this is Reuel Travis ; Lucy Ella (White) Funderburk's son that was killed in WWII).
8.Alta Iantha Funderburk 14 May 1898 Pike Co, AR -11 Oct 1968 Fremont, Almeda, CA mar Aslley M White ( 2 May 1866 Grant Co, AR- 28Nov 1968 Fremont, Almeda, CA) 25 Nov 1915 Children _ Alta had 3 or 4 babies that were stillborn or died infancy Child: Eltha Delora White 15 Jun 1917 mar Emmett Hardison Tutt.
9.Orpha Missouri Funderburk 7 Feb 1901 -3 Jan 1989 mar Jesse O Huddleston 18 Aug 1918 a son of Jackson & Rachel I (Harrison) Huddleston. Aunt Orpha was around enough for me to get to know her. She was quite active up until she fell and broke a hip. She had a place up close to Cowhide Cove where the old Funderburk place was. It was back in the woods. She had all kinds of plants, and of course, lots of trees. What I remember most was the hummingbird feeders she had out front hanging from an old swing set. There were always hummingbirds feeding there. One of her sons bought this place and they moved a trailer house - with great dificulty into the woods.10.Dela Viola Funderburk 11 Oct 1903 -30 Jul 1904
11.[infant] Funderburk b. circa July 30, 1904, d. July 30, 1904
12.[infant] Funderburk b. May 8, 1905, d. circa 5 August, 1905
I do remember some of these folks. They used to come by and visit Pa & Grandma ( Elvis & Mary) while we lived there. Elvis had cancer, and back in the "30's or '40's, Xray(radiation) was experimental. They really burned a lot of patients badly. Pa's cancer was on his face, and they did too much. As he aged, his face looked burned and tight (like from a burn). I remember him being really hurt & upset once, when he had gone to town & kids ran from him, calling him a monster. Before his death, he talked to the undertaker (I believe Jeff Riley was his name) if his face could be made to look more normal, and they did fix him up. In his later years, his scars streched so tight, it was hard for him to open his mouth to eat. He would have to push food through his lips. I remember that saying grace before meals meant a lot to Pa, but when one of the daughters gave them a tv, it seemed everyone would fix thenselves a plate, and head for the living room, to eat in front of the tv. I spent a lot of time alone with Pa when he became, more or less, housebound. He told me that he wished the family would ,at least, eat the evening meal at the table so he could thank the Lord for food. After he told me that, I was just about ready to fight, to make it happen!!
I do remember some of these folks. They used to come by and visit Pa & Grandma ( Elvis & Mary) while we lived there. Elvis had cancer, and back in the "30's or '40's, Xray(radiation) was experimental. They really burned a lot of patients badly. Pa's cancer was on his face, and they did too much. As he aged, his face looked burned and tight (like from a burn). I remember him being really hurt & upset once, when he had gone to town & kids ran from him, calling him a monster. Before his death, he talked to the undertaker (I believe Jeff Riley was his name) if his face could be made to look more normal, and they did fix him up. In his later years, his scars streched so tight, it was hard for him to open his mouth to eat. He would have to push food through his lips. I remember that saying grace before meals meant a lot to Pa, but when one of the daughters gave them a tv, it seemed everyone would fix thenselves a plate, and head for the living room, to eat in front of the tv. I spent a lot of time alone with Pa when he became, more or less, housebound. He told me that he wished the family would ,at least, eat the evening meal at the table so he could thank the Lord for food. After he told me that, I was just about ready to fight, to make it happen!!
He was unable to work for a lot of years. During warm weather he would walk to town (Pa never drove), and join the elderly gentlemen, who would sit on benches at the courthouse square there in Murfreesboro and pass the time talking, joking, and probably --- watching the girls go by. Then came the summer that he could no longer make the trip. He started to walk to town, came back, and was so tired, he didn't even try anymore.
Eventually, the cancer ate a hole clear through his cheek, and Grandma would make a cloth stiff with Vaseline and fasten over the hole. There was an odor that went with the burn and cancer. When they would start to church on Sunday mornings, Grandma would spray his shirt a little with air freshner. There came a day when she grabbed a can, sprayed him, & they went to church. After they got home, she realized she had used bug spray by mistake. He just laughed about that. Said it worked, there didn't any bugs bother him at church. The day he died he had appointment at the hospital. There were to be tests, & they had him in a wheel chair. He was talking to the gentleman who was to do the tests, when he just suddenly slumped down in the wheel chair. He never regained consciousness, but lived several days longer. Dr Hiram Ward had told us that when the cancer got to the brain that it was over for Pa.
James and I were living in Amarillo, TX at that time. Pa's family were all gathered round him as he passed away. It was really cold & ugly , wet & muddy, for the funeral. Afterward, one of the sisters, I believe it was Dixie Murphy, had to hurry home. James, a friend (Dane Lockeby) & I, took her to Hot Springs to catch a plane. The ground was frozen solid. Coming home, we got to a hill the car wouldn't climb. After several tries, James had to park it. We walked to the nearest house. Those folks were life savers. ( I don't remember their names, but have thanked the Lord for them) They invited us in, and let us sit up by their heater. They also let us use their phone to call home. I had a nursing baby there with Grandma , my youngest, James Duane born 29 Nov 1961. He had to make it on sugar water until I got there the next day.
His sisters, brothers and the rest of the family would come for family reunions in July of each year. I should have gotten better acquainted with them. It's just that there were so many of them, and only one of me. (& I was shy) I think I have some pictures of those reunions, and will put them in an album.
Eventually, the cancer ate a hole clear through his cheek, and Grandma would make a cloth stiff with Vaseline and fasten over the hole. There was an odor that went with the burn and cancer. When they would start to church on Sunday mornings, Grandma would spray his shirt a little with air freshner. There came a day when she grabbed a can, sprayed him, & they went to church. After they got home, she realized she had used bug spray by mistake. He just laughed about that. Said it worked, there didn't any bugs bother him at church. The day he died he had appointment at the hospital. There were to be tests, & they had him in a wheel chair. He was talking to the gentleman who was to do the tests, when he just suddenly slumped down in the wheel chair. He never regained consciousness, but lived several days longer. Dr Hiram Ward had told us that when the cancer got to the brain that it was over for Pa.
James and I were living in Amarillo, TX at that time. Pa's family were all gathered round him as he passed away. It was really cold & ugly , wet & muddy, for the funeral. Afterward, one of the sisters, I believe it was Dixie Murphy, had to hurry home. James, a friend (Dane Lockeby) & I, took her to Hot Springs to catch a plane. The ground was frozen solid. Coming home, we got to a hill the car wouldn't climb. After several tries, James had to park it. We walked to the nearest house. Those folks were life savers. ( I don't remember their names, but have thanked the Lord for them) They invited us in, and let us sit up by their heater. They also let us use their phone to call home. I had a nursing baby there with Grandma , my youngest, James Duane born 29 Nov 1961. He had to make it on sugar water until I got there the next day.
His sisters, brothers and the rest of the family would come for family reunions in July of each year. I should have gotten better acquainted with them. It's just that there were so many of them, and only one of me. (& I was shy) I think I have some pictures of those reunions, and will put them in an album.
Betty do you know about the Funderburk reunions we have every year in Murfreesboro, AR? I can't remember if I've met you. I'm Tammy Funderburk Parsons, and Dale Funderburk is my grandfather, Billy is my dad. I guess maybe you may remember if we've met... I forget names, but I remember faces! =) The reunion this year is on May 22nd, but people get there on Thursday before it & hang out at the lake eating, visiting, and karaoke-ing. Hope to see you there this year. You can find me on FaceBook if you like. I can give you more details about the reunion if you need them.
ReplyDeleteI just found this note. Sorry, I have been so long in answering you. Yes, I went to several of the reunions in Murfreesboro AR. I am not good wiyh names either. I do remember Gale. I can't travel much, so don't make the reunions anymore. Do you have pictures we could add to the info we have. I love stories of the family. I have asked for older pics, and have been promised copies, but am still waiting.
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