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Noble A. Bud Burford Jr., 84, of Bowling Green died July 18, 2004, at his home. He attended Louisville Male High School, graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania and was active in the Boy Scouts, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. He served as an ensign in the Navy during World War II, manning a minesweeper in the Pacific Theater. His service included clearing Tokyo Harbor of mines before the formal Japanese surrender. In 1946, he moved to Bowling Green, where he managed the family s tobacco warehouses. He built a commercial building on Scottsville Road, which for many years held Dairymen s Service and Supply, a business he operated. From 1969-1978, he operated a dairy farm in the Alvaton area. He was a representative of Business Men s Assurance life insurance company from 1978-1989, serving the company s clients in the dairy business. He was a founding member of Port Oliver Yacht Club and introduced many to the joys of sailing. He was a gregarious person who enjoyed music, gardening, nature, tinkering with computers and other gadgets and the company of friends. He married Carol May Herndon on June 1, 1943. She preceded him in death in 1988. In his latter years, he enjoyed a deep and abiding friendship with Elizabeth Hines, who also preceded him in death. He was a son of the late Noble A. Burford and Florence Gayle Burford. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Lovers Lane chapel, with burial at 2:30 p.m. EDT Saturday at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hospice of Southern Kentucky, 1027 Broadway Ave., Bowling Green, KY 42104. The phone number is 782-3402. Survivors include five children, Alice Burford of Bowling Green, Frances Brent and her husband, Gregory, of Colorado Springs, Colo., John Burford and his wife, Deborah Utz, of Louisville, Grace Burford of Prescott, Ariz., and Christopher Burford and his wife, Sarah, of Pendleton, Ore.; a sister, Florence Breezie Howard of Stow, Mass.; and four grandchildren, Geoffrey Brent, Elizabeth Brent, Daniel Burford and Albert Burford.

Noble married HERNDON, Carol May on 1 Jun 1943. Carol (daughter of GOODWIN, John and MIDDLETON, Grace Cordelia) was born about 1920; died about 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]