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Edward Morlas Bordes

Edward Morlas Bordes

Male 1926 - 2008  (82 years)

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  • Name Edward Morlas Bordes  [1, 2
    Born 29 May 1926  New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Jun 2008  Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • BORDES, EDWARD MORLAS - age 82, passed away June 25, 2008. Born on May 29, 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Preceded in death by: daughter, Nancy; brother, Leon Bordes; and parents, Leon and Clothilde M. Bordes. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Elnora Myers Bordes, and family: Rebecca, David, Alison, and Dava Toppins, of Clinton; Stephanie, Kenny, Tucker, and Kyle Phelps, of Kernersville, North Carolina; Melinda Bordes, Chlotia Bordes, and Diana Gossett, of Knoxville. He also leaves brother and sisters, Rita Myers of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Lee Perino of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Leonard Bordes of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and several nieces and nephews. An active member of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Ed served in the past as a Church Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent. He continued to help with the Sunday School Program up until the time of his recent illness. He was an avid coin collector and a member of the Smoky Mountain Coin Club. In his younger, healthier days, Ed loved to play golf and was a longtime member of Beaver Brook Country Club. The family will receive visitors at Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel, 11am - 2pm Saturday, followed by a graveside service at Lynnhurst Cemetery, with Pastors Dr. James McClusky and Rev. Kent Williams officiating. Arrangements entrusted to Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 2300 W. Adair Dr. 865-689-8888.

      Published in the Knoxville News Sentinel from 6/27/2008 - 6/28/2008.
      knoxnews.com

      http://www.legacy.com/knoxnews/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=112323991
    Person ID I23288  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Leon Leonard Bordes,   b. 9 Sep 1889, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1973, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Clothilde Marie Morlas,   b. 27 Dec 1893, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1938, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1919  New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    • New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925

      Name: Marie Clotilda Morlas
      Spouse: Leon Bordes
      Age: 26
      Age: 31
      Gender: F
      Marriage Date: 18 Jun 1919
      Volume: 42
      Page: 595
    Family ID F714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elnora Jane Myers,   b. 20 Oct 1928, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 2011  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 6 May 1951  Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Nancy Leigh Bordes,   b. 5 Sep 1962, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1984, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F7881  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 May 1926 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 May 1951 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Jun 2008 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Morlas Cousins at the St. Alphonsus Convent in 1927
    Morlas Cousins at the St. Alphonsus Convent in 1927
    This picture was taken on the grounds of the St. Alphonsus Convent in 1927 when the nieces and nephews of Juliet Theresa Morlas (Sister Mary Cyril, R.S.M.) joined her to celebrate her third year in the order of the Sisters of Mercy.


    Pictured are (Top) Johnny Trapani, Sylvan "Brother" Bordes, Paul Trapani, August Trapani(Middle) Leona Bordes holding Edward Bordes, Nettie Zahn holding Patricia Trapani, Juliette Trapani holding Bennie Zahn, Amanda Zahn(Bottom) Rita Bordes, John Morlas, Carl Bishop, Lucine Zahn
    Morlas Men, ca 1951
    Morlas Men, ca 1951
    This photo was probably taken in the early 1950's apparently at a reunion.

    Back (left to right): Buddy Maumus? (ASSUMED), Carl Bishop, Grady Quinn, James ?Red? Johnson, John Morlas, Louis Morlas, Paul Morlas, Alvin "Abby" Rohli.

    Front (left to right): Johnny Trapani, Charles Myers holding daughter Margo, Claude Bishop, Emile ?Mitz? Martin, Leon Morlas, Edward Bordes, Leon Bordes

    PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN or UNCERTAIN PEOPLE.

  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Zahn, Bennie Jay--The Families Pene Roquevert Morlas (Privately Published; New Orleans, LA 1992) , updates and corrections issued periodically.

    2. [S885] Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel ; knoxnews.com.

    3. [S879] Ancestry.com - New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925.