Buddy Preston Brunton, 94, died Thursday, July 24, 2014.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Kingswood United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Buddy was born Feb. 13, 1920, in Texhoma, Okla., to Roy and Nola Brunton. He managed to survive the Dust Bowl alongside his siblings, where they were raised on a dairy farm.
He was preceded in death by his father at the age of 10.
Then his uncle, Ansil Preston, then stepped into the role of father figure. In 1944, at 19, he enlisted in the Army, where he proudly served in World War II until his honorable discharge in 1946.
He married Mary Margaret Davis in 1941. She preceded him in death on June 1, 2014.
Buddy worked as a conductor for Santa Fe Railroad for more than 43 years. He was a 32nd Degree Mason for more than 50 years, as well as a charter member of Kingswood United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, James and Don Brunton; and two sisters, Doris Meyer and Louise Berggren.
Survivors include two sons, Jim Brunton and wife Kathy and Joey Brunton and wife Tonya of Amarillo; a daughter, Judy Brunton and life partner Sallye Sheppeard of Beaumont, four grandchildren, Jennifer Brunton Cox and husband Kerry of Houston, Jill Brunton of Amarillo, Jace Brunton of Killeen; and many nieces and nephews.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, July 27, 2014)
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Kingswood United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Buddy was born Feb. 13, 1920, in Texhoma, Okla., to Roy and Nola Brunton. He managed to survive the Dust Bowl alongside his siblings, where they were raised on a dairy farm.
He was preceded in death by his father at the age of 10.
Then his uncle, Ansil Preston, then stepped into the role of father figure. In 1944, at 19, he enlisted in the Army, where he proudly served in World War II until his honorable discharge in 1946.
He married Mary Margaret Davis in 1941. She preceded him in death on June 1, 2014.
Buddy worked as a conductor for Santa Fe Railroad for more than 43 years. He was a 32nd Degree Mason for more than 50 years, as well as a charter member of Kingswood United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, James and Don Brunton; and two sisters, Doris Meyer and Louise Berggren.
Survivors include two sons, Jim Brunton and wife Kathy and Joey Brunton and wife Tonya of Amarillo; a daughter, Judy Brunton and life partner Sallye Sheppeard of Beaumont, four grandchildren, Jennifer Brunton Cox and husband Kerry of Houston, Jill Brunton of Amarillo, Jace Brunton of Killeen; and many nieces and nephews.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, July 27, 2014)
Buddy Preston Brunton, 94, died Thursday, July 24, 2014.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Kingswood United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Buddy was born Feb. 13, 1920, in Texhoma, Okla., to Roy and Nola Brunton. He managed to survive the Dust Bowl alongside his siblings, where they were raised on a dairy farm.
He was preceded in death by his father at the age of 10.
Then his uncle, Ansil Preston, then stepped into the role of father figure. In 1944, at 19, he enlisted in the Army, where he proudly served in World War II until his honorable discharge in 1946.
He married Mary Margaret Davis in 1941. She preceded him in death on June 1, 2014.
Buddy worked as a conductor for Santa Fe Railroad for more than 43 years. He was a 32nd Degree Mason for more than 50 years, as well as a charter member of Kingswood United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, James and Don Brunton; and two sisters, Doris Meyer and Louise Berggren.
Survivors include two sons, Jim Brunton and wife Kathy and Joey Brunton and wife Tonya of Amarillo; a daughter, Judy Brunton and life partner Sallye Sheppeard of Beaumont, four grandchildren, Jennifer Brunton Cox and husband Kerry of Houston, Jill Brunton of Amarillo, Jace Brunton of Killeen; and many nieces and nephews.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, July 27, 2014)
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Kingswood United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Buddy was born Feb. 13, 1920, in Texhoma, Okla., to Roy and Nola Brunton. He managed to survive the Dust Bowl alongside his siblings, where they were raised on a dairy farm.
He was preceded in death by his father at the age of 10.
Then his uncle, Ansil Preston, then stepped into the role of father figure. In 1944, at 19, he enlisted in the Army, where he proudly served in World War II until his honorable discharge in 1946.
He married Mary Margaret Davis in 1941. She preceded him in death on June 1, 2014.
Buddy worked as a conductor for Santa Fe Railroad for more than 43 years. He was a 32nd Degree Mason for more than 50 years, as well as a charter member of Kingswood United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, James and Don Brunton; and two sisters, Doris Meyer and Louise Berggren.
Survivors include two sons, Jim Brunton and wife Kathy and Joey Brunton and wife Tonya of Amarillo; a daughter, Judy Brunton and life partner Sallye Sheppeard of Beaumont, four grandchildren, Jennifer Brunton Cox and husband Kerry of Houston, Jill Brunton of Amarillo, Jace Brunton of Killeen; and many nieces and nephews.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, July 27, 2014)
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