Harry Lee "Bud" Vardiman
(1924-1990)
Jackson County, Missouri
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Photos:
Harry Lee "Bud"
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Content:
Age: 66
Nickname: Bud
Occupation: Draftsman at Butler Manufacturing
State: Missouri
# of Children: 2 step daughters
"Bud" collected genealogy data for many years. His Family Photo
Albums can be viewed by
clicking here or
to the right. |
Links:
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Charlie, Bud, Great Grandmother Smith (Luella's Mother) and Grandma
Vardiman (Luella May)
Bud and I called our Great Grandmother "Smith Grandma"
Email from Shirley Vardiman Anderson 21 July 2010 |
Harry Lee Vardiman "Bud" as a child
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Harry Lee "Bud" with his sister, Shirley Vardiman
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Bud and Shirley
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Bud and Shirley
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Shirley, Bud and Grandpa John Peter Vardiman riding Hazel
Sunday Dinners at Grandparent's farm in Marshall, MO |
John Peter's Farm
John Peter & Luella Vardiman, Bud and Shirley, Emma & Charlie |
Bud and Shirley with kittens at Grandpa &
Grandma Vardiman's farm
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Left to Right: Eddie, Charlie, Johnny, John Peter and Luella with Shirley and Bud in front
"back yard at the farm in Marshall"
Email from Shirley Vardiman Anderson 7/21/2010 |
Bud's Father, Charlie
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Bud's Mother, Emma
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1939 Vardiman Family Reunion
Bud 15 years old
Left to Right:
Bud's Grandparents:
John Peter (seated) & Luella May,
Bud's Parents - Emma & Charles,
Sister - Shirley,
Aunt Luetta & Uncle John,
Aunt Gladys & Uncle "Eddie"
and Bud (Charles & Emma's Son)
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Bud's Rifle Trophy
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Bud married Florene 25 June 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri
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Florene
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In High School Bud was in ROTC and on the rifle team. He was very good and won lots of awards.
Looks like he is holding a trophy - background doesn't look familiar - I'm guessing
this was taken at Manual High School where he attended.
Email from Shirley Vardiman Anderson 8 July 2010 |
Bud's Wife, Florene
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Florene and Bud
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Bud and Florene's Girls: Juda and Carol
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Left to Right: Carol (b. 1943) and Juda (b. 1942), Florene's girls, from previous marriage
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Juda and Carol Letterman
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Florene & Bud with Juda and Carol
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"I had one brother Harry Lee (more commonly known as Bud) who was 20 months older than I was.
I don’t think we were particularly close as kids, but became closer during World War II.
Bud was epileptic and therefore exempt from the Army. Most of his friends were in service and
we began to bowl together and had many good times. He married Florene Letterman in 1947.
She had two daughters, Juda and Carol, so he had a ready made family and Bud was a good father to them.
Right out of high school he was able to get a job as a draftsman at the Butler Manufacturing Company and
worked there for over 40 years. I was always welcome at their home when I would visit Kansas City.
He and Florene were gracious hosts. He died April 4, 1990 of lung cancer at the age of 66."
MY LIFE STORY - SHIRLEY MARIE VARDIMAN ANDERSON
Written in February, 2006 (As I approach my 80th birthday) |