Donald L. Buxton, 76, of Oelwein, died Friday, March 25 at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas of congestive heart failure.
Don graduated from the Oregon State University and received his Masters degree in agriculture from Iowa State University.
Don was a vocational agriculture teacher, and then a farmer at Hazleton and Oelwein. He retired from farming in 1980.
Don married Betty Patricia Smith on June 22, 1945 in Seattle. He and Pat enjoyed being "winter Texans" in Weslaco where he sang in the men's chorus.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia; son Bruce Buxton; three daughters: Ann Buxton, Betty Evans and Lyn Norman; seven grandchildren: Nina and Ryan Smith, Craig and Dale Buxton, Rachel, Daniel and Angela Evans; brother Robert of Jonesboro, TN; two sisters: Winona Dickinson of Wichita, KS and Gladys Wiltse of Weslaco, TX.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers: James Buxton and Claude Buxton.
Services will be 10:00 am Wednesday at Eastside Church of Christ, Oelwein, with burial in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein. Friends may call from 3:00-9:00 pm today at Floral Hills Chapel and for an hour before services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Source: Waterloo Courier; Monday, March 28, 1994
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Don Buxton was the brother of Winona, Gladys, James, Claud and Robert Buxton.
He married Betty Patricia Smith of Bellingham, WA on June 20, 1945.
He was the father of one son and three daughters.
He was the grandfather of seven grandchildren. Five more grandchildren were born after his death.
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Web: Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934
Name: Donald Lou Buxton
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Faribault, Minnesota, USA
Father's Surname: Buxton
Mother's Maiden Name: Goldner
Certificate Number: 1917-09606
1920 United States Federal Census
Birth Year: abt 1918 in Minnesota
Home in 1920: Harvard, Clay, Nebraska
Race: White
Father's Name: Montrose Buxton b. Iowa
Mother's name: May C Buxton b. Iowa
Able to read and Write: Yes
Household Members:
Montrose Buxton 45 and May C Buxton 36
Wyona Buxton 18
Gladdis Buxton 16
Janes Buxton 13
Claud Buxton 8
Robert Buxton 4
Donald Buxton 2
1940 United States Federal Census
Home in 1940: 209 N 12th St.; Corvallis, Benton, Oregon
Residence in 1935: Eugene, Oregon
Household Members:
Mae Buxton (59)
Donald Buxton (23)
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Donald Buxton
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1917
Death Date: 25 Mar 1994
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 1 May 1944
Release Date 1: 24 Jan 1946
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Donald Lou Buxton
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Winnebago, Minnesota
Death Date: 30 Mar 1994
Father: Mont Buxton
Mother: Caroline Goldner
Notes: May 1937: Name listed as DONALD LOU BUXTON; 06 Apr 1994: Name listed as DONALD L BUXTON
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Don was a devout Christian. He knew and lived the words of the Bible. He would gladly witness in faith: "Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words." 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Don graduated from the Oregon State University and received his Masters degree in agriculture from Iowa State University.
Don was a vocational agriculture teacher, and then a farmer at Hazleton and Oelwein. He retired from farming in 1980.
Don married Betty Patricia Smith on June 22, 1945 in Seattle. He and Pat enjoyed being "winter Texans" in Weslaco where he sang in the men's chorus.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia; son Bruce Buxton; three daughters: Ann Buxton, Betty Evans and Lyn Norman; seven grandchildren: Nina and Ryan Smith, Craig and Dale Buxton, Rachel, Daniel and Angela Evans; brother Robert of Jonesboro, TN; two sisters: Winona Dickinson of Wichita, KS and Gladys Wiltse of Weslaco, TX.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers: James Buxton and Claude Buxton.
Services will be 10:00 am Wednesday at Eastside Church of Christ, Oelwein, with burial in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein. Friends may call from 3:00-9:00 pm today at Floral Hills Chapel and for an hour before services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Source: Waterloo Courier; Monday, March 28, 1994
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Don Buxton was the brother of Winona, Gladys, James, Claud and Robert Buxton.
He married Betty Patricia Smith of Bellingham, WA on June 20, 1945.
He was the father of one son and three daughters.
He was the grandfather of seven grandchildren. Five more grandchildren were born after his death.
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Web: Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934
Name: Donald Lou Buxton
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Faribault, Minnesota, USA
Father's Surname: Buxton
Mother's Maiden Name: Goldner
Certificate Number: 1917-09606
1920 United States Federal Census
Birth Year: abt 1918 in Minnesota
Home in 1920: Harvard, Clay, Nebraska
Race: White
Father's Name: Montrose Buxton b. Iowa
Mother's name: May C Buxton b. Iowa
Able to read and Write: Yes
Household Members:
Montrose Buxton 45 and May C Buxton 36
Wyona Buxton 18
Gladdis Buxton 16
Janes Buxton 13
Claud Buxton 8
Robert Buxton 4
Donald Buxton 2
1940 United States Federal Census
Home in 1940: 209 N 12th St.; Corvallis, Benton, Oregon
Residence in 1935: Eugene, Oregon
Household Members:
Mae Buxton (59)
Donald Buxton (23)
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Donald Buxton
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1917
Death Date: 25 Mar 1994
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 1 May 1944
Release Date 1: 24 Jan 1946
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Donald Lou Buxton
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Winnebago, Minnesota
Death Date: 30 Mar 1994
Father: Mont Buxton
Mother: Caroline Goldner
Notes: May 1937: Name listed as DONALD LOU BUXTON; 06 Apr 1994: Name listed as DONALD L BUXTON
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Don was a devout Christian. He knew and lived the words of the Bible. He would gladly witness in faith: "Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words." 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Donald L. Buxton, 76, of Oelwein, died Friday, March 25 at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas of congestive heart failure.
Don graduated from the Oregon State University and received his Masters degree in agriculture from Iowa State University.
Don was a vocational agriculture teacher, and then a farmer at Hazleton and Oelwein. He retired from farming in 1980.
Don married Betty Patricia Smith on June 22, 1945 in Seattle. He and Pat enjoyed being "winter Texans" in Weslaco where he sang in the men's chorus.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia; son Bruce Buxton; three daughters: Ann Buxton, Betty Evans and Lyn Norman; seven grandchildren: Nina and Ryan Smith, Craig and Dale Buxton, Rachel, Daniel and Angela Evans; brother Robert of Jonesboro, TN; two sisters: Winona Dickinson of Wichita, KS and Gladys Wiltse of Weslaco, TX.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers: James Buxton and Claude Buxton.
Services will be 10:00 am Wednesday at Eastside Church of Christ, Oelwein, with burial in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein. Friends may call from 3:00-9:00 pm today at Floral Hills Chapel and for an hour before services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Source: Waterloo Courier; Monday, March 28, 1994
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Don Buxton was the brother of Winona, Gladys, James, Claud and Robert Buxton.
He married Betty Patricia Smith of Bellingham, WA on June 20, 1945.
He was the father of one son and three daughters.
He was the grandfather of seven grandchildren. Five more grandchildren were born after his death.
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Web: Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934
Name: Donald Lou Buxton
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Faribault, Minnesota, USA
Father's Surname: Buxton
Mother's Maiden Name: Goldner
Certificate Number: 1917-09606
1920 United States Federal Census
Birth Year: abt 1918 in Minnesota
Home in 1920: Harvard, Clay, Nebraska
Race: White
Father's Name: Montrose Buxton b. Iowa
Mother's name: May C Buxton b. Iowa
Able to read and Write: Yes
Household Members:
Montrose Buxton 45 and May C Buxton 36
Wyona Buxton 18
Gladdis Buxton 16
Janes Buxton 13
Claud Buxton 8
Robert Buxton 4
Donald Buxton 2
1940 United States Federal Census
Home in 1940: 209 N 12th St.; Corvallis, Benton, Oregon
Residence in 1935: Eugene, Oregon
Household Members:
Mae Buxton (59)
Donald Buxton (23)
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Donald Buxton
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1917
Death Date: 25 Mar 1994
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 1 May 1944
Release Date 1: 24 Jan 1946
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Donald Lou Buxton
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Winnebago, Minnesota
Death Date: 30 Mar 1994
Father: Mont Buxton
Mother: Caroline Goldner
Notes: May 1937: Name listed as DONALD LOU BUXTON; 06 Apr 1994: Name listed as DONALD L BUXTON
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Don was a devout Christian. He knew and lived the words of the Bible. He would gladly witness in faith: "Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words." 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Don graduated from the Oregon State University and received his Masters degree in agriculture from Iowa State University.
Don was a vocational agriculture teacher, and then a farmer at Hazleton and Oelwein. He retired from farming in 1980.
Don married Betty Patricia Smith on June 22, 1945 in Seattle. He and Pat enjoyed being "winter Texans" in Weslaco where he sang in the men's chorus.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia; son Bruce Buxton; three daughters: Ann Buxton, Betty Evans and Lyn Norman; seven grandchildren: Nina and Ryan Smith, Craig and Dale Buxton, Rachel, Daniel and Angela Evans; brother Robert of Jonesboro, TN; two sisters: Winona Dickinson of Wichita, KS and Gladys Wiltse of Weslaco, TX.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers: James Buxton and Claude Buxton.
Services will be 10:00 am Wednesday at Eastside Church of Christ, Oelwein, with burial in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein. Friends may call from 3:00-9:00 pm today at Floral Hills Chapel and for an hour before services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Source: Waterloo Courier; Monday, March 28, 1994
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Don Buxton was the brother of Winona, Gladys, James, Claud and Robert Buxton.
He married Betty Patricia Smith of Bellingham, WA on June 20, 1945.
He was the father of one son and three daughters.
He was the grandfather of seven grandchildren. Five more grandchildren were born after his death.
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Web: Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934
Name: Donald Lou Buxton
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Faribault, Minnesota, USA
Father's Surname: Buxton
Mother's Maiden Name: Goldner
Certificate Number: 1917-09606
1920 United States Federal Census
Birth Year: abt 1918 in Minnesota
Home in 1920: Harvard, Clay, Nebraska
Race: White
Father's Name: Montrose Buxton b. Iowa
Mother's name: May C Buxton b. Iowa
Able to read and Write: Yes
Household Members:
Montrose Buxton 45 and May C Buxton 36
Wyona Buxton 18
Gladdis Buxton 16
Janes Buxton 13
Claud Buxton 8
Robert Buxton 4
Donald Buxton 2
1940 United States Federal Census
Home in 1940: 209 N 12th St.; Corvallis, Benton, Oregon
Residence in 1935: Eugene, Oregon
Household Members:
Mae Buxton (59)
Donald Buxton (23)
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Donald Buxton
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1917
Death Date: 25 Mar 1994
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 1 May 1944
Release Date 1: 24 Jan 1946
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Donald Lou Buxton
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Winnebago, Minnesota
Death Date: 30 Mar 1994
Father: Mont Buxton
Mother: Caroline Goldner
Notes: May 1937: Name listed as DONALD LOU BUXTON; 06 Apr 1994: Name listed as DONALD L BUXTON
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Don was a devout Christian. He knew and lived the words of the Bible. He would gladly witness in faith: "Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words." 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
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