Obituaries:  Walter E. Hubley, Sabine Parish       H-140
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 7, 1949
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net


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The Sabine Index - Walter E. Hubley 
  
  7 Jan 1949 - The remains of the late Lt. Felix H. Buvens and 
Pfc. Walter Earl Hubley will arrive by train at 4 p.m. Friday 
from Fort Worth, Texas and will rest in the respective home until 
the hour of funeral services 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at St. 
John's Catholic church. Final interment will be in the Catholic 
cemetery with military rites at the graveside. 
  
  Lt. Buvens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix N. Buvens, a native of 
Many, lost his life Feb. 22, 1945 while serving with the Furth 
marine division on Iwo Jima. He attended St. John's school and 
was a graduate of Many high school. He enlisted in the marine 
corps in August 1937. Prior to the war Lt. Buvens served on the 
battleship U.S.S. Wyoming as a gunner. Following this assignment 
he was made a recruiter and served in that capacity until 
February 1943 when he entered officers training school. In the 
South Pacific campaigns, Lt. Buvens participated in the battles 
of Roi and Namur in the Marshalls and Saipan and Tinian in the 
Marianas. He was wounded in action on Tinian and was subsequently 
awarded the Purple Heart medal. He was 25 at the time of his 
death. 
  
  In addition to his parents, Lt. Buvens is survived by his wife, 
the former Betty Gray of Rome, Ga., a daughter, Anne; two 
brothers, Francis and Norman, and a sister, Bobbie. 
  
  Pfc. Walter E. Hubley lost his life July 23, 1944 while serving 
with the Third Marine division on the island of Guam. A native of 
Many, Pfc. Hubley was a graduate of Many high school He entered 
the service in 1943 and had served overseas about eight months at 
the time of his death. He was awarded medals of Merit and Purple 
Heart. He was 21 at the time of his death. 
  
  Surviving Pfc. Hubley are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. 
Hubley; five brothers, C. J., Jr., Charles, Cleveland, Jack and 
Gene; seven sisters Mrs. E. P. Guidry, Mrs. Max Yarbrough, Mrs. 
Cullen Dowden, Mrs. B. W. Duke, Anna F, Beverly Jo and Lynna 
Hubley.