More detail on this person: Col. Earl L. Bufton
Jr., USMC (Ret.),60, of Tallahassee, Fla., died
there Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002. Services: 2 p.m. EDT
Tuesday, Fellowship Presbyterian Church,
Tallahassee. Burial: Quantico National Cemetery,
Triangle, Va. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at
Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home Riggins Road
Chapel, Tallahassee.
Born in Webster City, Iowa, he earned a B.S.
degree in business administration and a M.S.
degree in business.
Col. Bufton retired from active service with the
U.S. Marine Corps in 1992, after completing 29
years of active duty. Among his many tours of duty
include two combat tours in Vietnam, a pilot with
the Presidential Helicopter Squadron and
commanding officer of HMH-361, a CH-53 helicopter
squadron. Col. Bufton held the Legion of Merit,
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with
numeral 33, Joint Service Commendation Medal,
Navy Commendation Medal with a Combat V,
Presidential Service Badge and Republic of Vietnam
Cross of Gallantry.
After the service, he worked in the private sector
before moving to Tallahassee, Fla., where he began
work as Inspector General for the Office of
Banking and Finance for the state of Florida.
Subsequently, Col. Bufton was appointed deputy
comptroller for the Office of Banking and Finance.
He was a member of Fellowship Presbyterian
Church, USMC/Vietnam Helicopter Association and
served as president of the Killearn Kiwanis.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara; his daughter,
Sara Dowse and husband Dan; sons, Brian and wife
Jeanie and John; mother, Velna of Dubuque, Iowa;
sister, Beverly Haberman and husband Earl of
Dubuque; five grandchildren, four nieces and a
nephew.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
made to Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center
Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32308 or Fellowship
Presbyterian Church, 3158 S. Shamrock St.,
Tallahassee, FL 32309.
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