304. BUFORD – Lensy L. – September 16, 1916 – April 11,
1943
HUNTSVILLE TIMES
Monday, April 12, 1943
Illness Is Fatal To Lensy Buford
Became Sick In Fiji Islands While
Serving With U. S. Army Force
Lensy L. BUFORD, 26, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. BUFORD, Owens Cross Roads, yesterday morning, after an illness of several months.
Services will be held at the home, with the Rev. Mr. MANDERSON and the Rev. Mr. STEADMAN officiating, and the time will be announced as soon as word is received from a brother in the Army.
The deceased was formerly a member of the Quartermaster Corps of the
Army, and served in New Zealand, and later in the Fiji Islands where he became
ill. He enlisted in the Army Jan. 21,
1941 and received his medical discharge Jan 25, 1943.
He was returned from the Fiji Islands to the general hospital in San
Francisco, and later to the government hospital at Outwood, Ky., before
returning home last week.
Surviving besides his parents are three brothers, Marvin BUFORD, U. S.
Army; Harry BUFORD, serving in the Army overseas; and Charles BUFORD, at home;
four sisters, Mrs. Allen MOON, Owens Cross Roads; Mrs. Earl GLASS, Mobile; Mrs.
Fred CHANDLER, Huntsville; Mrs. Emmett POWERS, at home, several aunts and
uncles.
Active pallbearers will include Emmett POWERS, Fred CHANDLER, Allen MOON,
Earl GLASS, Milas BUFORD Jr., and Earl BUFORD.
Honorary pallbearers will be Merle POWERS, Claiborne WALLS, J. W. CUSHING,
Richard BRANUM, John MOON, Dr. James L. CARPENTER, Mose CRAFT, Finas CRAFT, and
Roy HEREFORD.