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- Brighton - WILLIAM VERNON "Bud" HUFFMAN, JR., 85, of Brighton and lifelong resident of Tipton county, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Turner Huffman. He was born on October 10, 1922 in Memphis, Tennessee to the late William Vernon Huffman, Sr. and Thelma Marshall Huffman. He served in the Army under General George S. Patton. Following his military service in World War II, he was employed with the Tennessee Department of Employment Security for over 47 years. He was the manager of the Tipton and Fayette County Employment Security office based in Covington. After retirement, he continued to fulfill his lifelong passion of raising Charolais cattle on his farms in Brighton. He enjoyed his family, friends, traveling and was an avid sport fan, refereeing high school basketball for over 20 years. Throughout his life he was active in the community serving as a member of the Tipton County Quarterly court, in which he was the youngest individual to serve in District 7 for two terms. He was past post commander of the American Legion (Vice Commander, West Tennessee for two years, District Commander and Commander of Post 67) and and member of the Covington Rotary. He was commissioner for the City of Brighton. He was a charter member of various local, state and national Charolais cattle organizations. He was an active member of the Covington Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his longtime friend, Jean Chisolm; four daughters, Ginger Huffman Carter and son-in-law, Gary Carter, Jan Huffman Hall and son-in-law, Barnet Hall, Cindy Estes Ashford and son-in-law, Tucker Ashford and Lee Huffman Anderson and son-in-law, Robin Anderson; one son, William Jeffrey Huffman and daughter-in-law, Darlene Huffman; two sisters, Geraldine Huffman Rhodes and June Huffman Trotter; one brother, Jack Huffman of Millington. He is survived by nine grandchildren, Taryn, Dane and Roby Anderson, Christopher and Michael David, Anna Catherine and Will Carter and Brittany Ackerman and McKenzie Huffman; one great-granddaughter, Timily David; and a host of nieces, nephew and cousins. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday evening at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington and one hour prior to the service on Friday. Funeral services will be held at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home at 11 a.m. with burial in Indian Creek Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be sent to Covington ARP Church, P.O. Box 217, Covington, TN 38019, the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home (Published in The Commercial Appeal on 3/20/2008)
Additional information from diane elkins: Josephine Bell was Margaret Josephine Bell Huddleston and she was 1st married to Welch Y. Huddleston and divorced him before she married "Buddy" Huffman in 1948. She was the 1st wife of "Buddy" Huffman and I am not sure when they divorced. [2]
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