Floyd County GaArchives Obituaries.....Freeman, Bud 2004
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Rome News Tribune
Rome News Tribune Nov. 11, 2004
Mr. Bud Freeman
  Mr. Bud Freeman, age 79, of 1841 Wax Road S.E., Silver Creek, Wax
Community, passed away Wednesday morning in a local hospital.
  A native of Floyd County, he was born George Clifton Freeman on
April 27, 1925, son of the late James Wesley Freeman, Sr. and the late
Ruth Leola Shores Freeman. Prior to his retirement, he owned and operated
Freeman's Stop and Snack in the Wax community for many years, after having been
employed there since an early age. He was a member of Silver Creek Primitive
Baptist Church. Mr. Freeman was a veteran of the U. S. Army, having served in
the U.S. Army Air Corps and in the 95th Division in France, Belgium, and Germany
during World War II. He was awarded two Purple Hearts. He was a member of the
American Legion Post #5 in Rome Mr. Freeman was preceded in death by his
parents, by a sister, Mrs. Eunice Beck, and by two brothers, James and Ralph
Freeman. Survivors include his wife, the former Shirley Ann Lloyd, to whom he
was married on June 4, 1949, a daughter, Mrs. Rona Freeman Crawford and her
husband, Alan, of Silver Creek; four sons, Dane Freeman, and his wife, Ellen,
Drew Freeman and Stacey Freeman and his wife, Renati, all of Silver Creek,
and Scott Freeman of Palm Springs, Calif; 11 grandchildren, Andrew 
Freeman and his wife, Bethany of Beale AFB, Calif., Taylor Freeman of Sand Rock,
Ala, Joshua Freeman of Carrollton, G, Asley Peschel, Austin Freeman, Faith
Freeman and Silas Freeman, all of Silver Creek, Lindsey Freeman, Kansas Freeman
and Kayla Freeman all of Adairsville, a great grandchild, Canaan Freeman of Beal
AFB; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Robertson of Aragon and Mrs. Inez Gozzett of
Rome; a brother Billy Freeman of Coosa; nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral
services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the graveside in Wax Cemetery with
Elder Lewis Norton and Rev. Elgin Williams officiiating. The American Legion
Post #5 Honor Guard will extend military honors. The family will receive friends
at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home this evening from 5 until 7 p.m. At other hours
they may be contacted at the residence.  Honorary pallbearers are requested to
assemble at the graveside in Wax Cemetery Friday at l:45 p.m. and include Ronnie
Buford, Gerald Carroll, George Smith, grandsons, Andy Freeman, Josh Freeman and
Austin Freeman. Henderson & Sons
Funeral Home has charge of the funeral arrangements.


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