St. Clair County Obits

SIDNEY E. BUFORD

Kansas City Star
10 March 2009
Sidney E. Buford, 90, Collins, MO, formerly of Sugar Creek, MO, passed away March 9, 2009. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thurs., March 12 at Sheldon- Goodrich Chapel, Osceola, (417-646- 8135). Burial in Osceola Cemetery. Family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home.

St. Clair County Courier
Friday, March 20, 2009
Sidney Elson Buford, 90 years old, was born in Sugar creek on July 7, 1918 to Cleveland and Blanche [Shannon] Buford. He entered into rest March 8, 2009 at 2:30 a.m. at Christian Health Care of Hermitage after a short illness.
Sidney grew up in Sugar Creek. After high school he worked as a mechanic at the Indian Motorcycle Shop in Kansas City. He preferred riding his Indian rather than driving a car.
He served in WWIII as a motor pool sergeant in Hawaii. After returning home, he drove a beer truck for Rudy Roper and then worked for his cousin, Charley Buford, operating heavy equipment.
He married Mary Ruth Ireland on May 4, 1946 and they made their home in Sugar Creek. He drove a high loader for Midwest PreCote until losing an eye in a huunting accident in 1965. Sid and Mary moved to their farm on Sac River in Collins in 1967 where they ran a dairy farm. Sid continued to farm and care for their beef herd until 2005 when he finally sold his cows.
Sidney was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother, Walter Eugene Buford, his loving wife Mary of 60 years and one son-in-law Leonard Eugene Arp.
He is survived by two daughters; Carol Ann Barnes and husband Paul of Mineola, Texas and Flemington and Jean Kay Arp, Carrollton; four grandchildren; Kimberly Rae Koenig and husband Don, Elkton, Troy Allen Howell and wife Lisa, Shawn Kristine Howell, Carrollton and Tiffany Lynn Tritten and husband Dallas, Helena; one grandson, Tanner Joseph Koenig and other relatives and many friends.
Services were Thursday, March 12, at 11 a.m. at Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel.
Minister was Rev. Janice Beadleston. Music was "Amazing Grace" and "When The Saints Go Marching In" by Richard Sunderwirth, soloist and Gail Ingle, accompanist.
Casketbearers were Jack Keeton, Bobby Burkhart, Lynn Gardner, Andy Gredell, Steve ireland and George Sanders.
Interment at Osceola cemetery. Arrangements by Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola.