Arla "Bugs" Breland
1928 - 2010 (81 years)-
Name Arla "Bugs" Breland Nickname Bugs Birth 28 Mar 1928 Delhi, Richland Parish, LA 
[1] Gender Male Death 10 Feb 2010 Longview, Gregg Co., TX [2] Burial 13 Feb 2010 Grace Hill Cemetery, Longview, Gregg Co., TX [2] Person ID I51344 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 26 May 2025
Family Betty Jo Harvey, b. 27 Jun 1934, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 10 Oct 2008, Longview, Gregg Co., TX (Age 74 years) Marriage 10 Oct 1953 Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV [1] Children 1. Leona Lynn "Sis" Breland 2. Larry Gene "Mud Slide" Breland, Sr. 3. Gary Wayne "Oscar" Breland 4. Harry James "Do Jo" Breland, b. 4 May 1960, Longview, Gregg Co., TX d. 25 Dec 2010, Diana, Upshur Co., TX (Age 50 years)Family ID F18068 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 May 2025
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Marriage - 10 Oct 1953 - Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV 
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Notes - Longview News-Journal, Longview, TX, Friday, 12 Feb 2010, p. 5B, col. 1
https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-news-journal-obituary-for-arla/173202762/
Arla Breland
Graveside services for Mr. Arla Breland, 81, of Longview are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, February 13, 2010, in Grace Hill Cemetery. Mr. Breland died on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, in Longview.
Mr. Breland was born March 28, 1928, in Waverly, Louisiana, to Henry and Leona Lawrence Breland. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Breland attended Walnut Creek Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and traveling. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jo; grandsons, David and Mason Breland; and brother, Newey Breland.
Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Leona "Sis" and Billy Hamilton of Diana; sons and daughter-in-law, Larry "Mudslide" and Sherry Breland of Jefferson, Gary "Oscar" Breland of Longview and Harry "Do Jo" Breland of Diana; grandchildren, Clifton "B.J.", Adriane, Larry Jr., Laramy, Gary Lee, Kahey, Christy, Misty and Shonda; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Pete and Ethel Breland of Jefferson, and L.B. and Claudeen Breland of Diana; sister, Lorene Kern of Jefferson; stepsisters and spouses, Gerry and Bob George of Longview, and Eva and Andrew Moore of Big Woods.
The family will receive friends today, February 12, 2010, from 6-8 p.m. at Welch Funeral Home, 4619 Judson Road.
- Longview News-Journal, Longview, TX, Friday, 12 Feb 2010, p. 5B, col. 1
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Sources - [S1475] West Virginia. Greenbrier County., Greenbrier Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2010.), marriage register, 25: 146, Breland-Harvey, 1953; accessed 13 May 2025. (Reliability: 3).
- [S2377] Texas. Longview., Longview News-Journal, Longview, TX, "Obituaries," 12 Feb 2010, p. 5B, col. 1; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 26 May 2025). (Reliability: 3).
- [S1475] West Virginia. Greenbrier County., Greenbrier Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2010.), marriage register, 25: 146, Breland-Harvey, 1953; accessed 13 May 2025. (Reliability: 3).