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Harvey

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Bondurant

October 23, 1932 – December 29, 2020

Obituary

Harvey D. Bondurant, of South Fulton, Tennessee, passed away on December 29, 2020. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Harvey, also known to friends and family as Buddy, reached the grand age of 88 years of life.
Harvey was born in October of 1932 to Harvey and Mary Ruth Bondurant in Fulton, Kentucky. As a boy, he learned to farm with his father and he learned the value of hard work. Working hard in life would become a habit and he would instill the value of hard work in his children as well.
In 1953, he met the woman he would marry, Artie Marie Owens at the Union City public swimming pool. Artie Marie caught his eye and he wanted to take her out and they have now celebrated 67 years of life together. After marrying Artie Marie, Harvey joined the Army. He did his basic training in Ft. Benning, Georgia. He served for two years leaving as a corporal.
Harvey's first child, Greg, was born during his service to his country. In 1955 when he left the service, the young Bondurant family of three moved briefly to Union City, Tennessee and then to Mayfield, Kentucky where the couple bought their first house. They also added two more children to their family, a daughter, Fonda Jean, and a son, Bryan. Harvey provided for his family by driving a truck for Wonder Bread. A few years later and due to his job with Wonder Bread, the family moved to Murray, Kentucky and a few years after that they built a house in South Fulton, Tennessee where he and Artie Marie have lived ever since. During his 14 years with Wonder Bread he worked his way up to a supervisor's position.
Harvey's next place of employment was with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant in Union City. During his 25 years at Goodyear he worked in the tire presses.
Harvey will be known as a man who believed in hard work. He would say, "If a jobs worth doing, it's worth doing right." He also believed in loyalty, responsibility, and honesty. These were the principles he based his life on and instilled in his children and grandchildren.
Harvey also believed in the importance family and his love of his family was evident in his life. Vacations with his family and extended family occurred every summer. These vacations, two weeks every summer, spanned most of the United States and many historical areas provided lasting lessons. Greg remembers having traveled with his family to 38 different states by his junior year of high school.
Harvey's commitment to family went beyond family vacations. All three children were involved in athletics and it was not unusual for him to leave second shift at Goodyear to get to Greg's or Bryan's football games, or Fonda Jean's basketball games. When Greg and Fonda continued to play on the college level, Harvey and Artie Marie traveled to be at those games as well.
Harvey was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. Liberty Baptist is the church in which Harvey and Artie Marie were married.
Harvey is preceded in death by his parents, Harvey and Mary Ruth Bondurant; sisters Mary Jane Upton and Joan Thompson; and his beloved daughter, Dr. Fonda Jean Bondurant. He is survived by his wife, Artie Marie; his sister, Jean Dodd; and his sons, Greg (Diane) and Dr. Bryan Bondurant (Rebecca). He is survived by four grandchildren, Elizabeth Bondurant Mulling (Tommy), Dr. Robby Bondurant (Dr. Caitlyn Redding Bondurant), Natalie, and William, and three great-grandchildren, Thomas, Bryan, and Noah Jane.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Liberty Baptist Church , 2842 State Route 781 South, Fulton, KY, 42041.
Funeral services will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Jim Keeling will officiate. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jason Crabtree, Ralph Wayne Adams, Rick Zoellne, Tommy McLeary, Robby Bondurant and William Bondurant.
Visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday and from 11:00 a.m. until the hour of services Saturday.
Please wear a mask and abide by social distancing protocols.
Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home
731-885-1033
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