Donald Bullard, Sr.

Funeral services for Donald Bullard, Sr., 81, of Paradise, Texas will be held 10:00 am, Thursday, October 6, 2022, at Hudson & Torres Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport, officiated by Brother Terry Terry. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, also at the funeral home.  Burial will follow at Eastside Cemetery in Bridgeport. Donald passed away September 29, 2022, in Decatur, Texas.

Pallbearers will include Dolan, Donald, Jr., Aaron and Ronnie Bullard, Cody Shoemaker, Gary Davis, Bobby Bonds and Chad Roye.

Donald was born March 3, 1941, in Cleburne, Texas. He served his country in the US Army and went on to become a truck driver, earning the Safe Driving Award. His hobbies included fishing and reading.

Donald is survived by his sons Hymo, Sidney, Donald, Jr. and Dolan Bullard; daughters Naomi Shoemaker and Christi Bonds; sons-in-law Jerry and Bobby; daughter-in-law Michelle; grandchildren Matt, Kim, Lacey, Wesley, Sid, Jr., Kayla, Ronnie, Heaven, Zak, Cody, Angel, Bobby, III and Craig. He also leaves behind numerous great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents Wesley and Mattie Bullard; brothers Leon and Ronnie; sisters Johnnie and Ladonna; granddaughter Kayla Shoemaker Harrington; grandparents John Wesley Bullard and Ladonna Lee Roberts; and great-grandparents Francis Marion O’Neal and Eliza Ellen Shipman.

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