Sam H. "Butch" Buck, Jr., 74, of Greenwood passed away Saturday, February 5th, 2022 surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Acona Methodist Church cemetery with Southern Funeral Home of Lexington, MS overseeing the arrangements.
A native of Holmes and Leflore Counties, he retired from farming and industrial maintenance. After retirement, he enjoyed visiting family, riding his motorcycle, and researching his genealogy. He could sit for hours and talk about his family history, and the ones that served in the military, as well as his motorcycle adventures. He never met a stranger on his adventures.
He was a Navy Veteran and could tell stories of serving on the USS San Marcos.
In his early years, he played drums in a band as well as taught others how to play. He enjoyed teaching hunter safety and taking a competition team to Colorado to compete.
He loved nature at its best. He would make sure his squirrels and chipmunks in the backyard had snacks as often as he could. When his children and grandchildren would bring their pets, he made sure the pets received plenty of snacks during the visit to PawPaw's house.
He was a member of the Acona Methodist Church and went to Lexington High School in Lexington, MS.
He is survived by his children, Shannon Buck Russum (Russ) of Spanish Fort, AL, James T. "Thad" Buck (Tammy) of Silverhill, AL, and Kelly Buck of Robertsdale, AL, and his brother Robert T. "Rusty" Buck, Jr. (Bobbye) of Greenwood, MS.
He is also survived by 4 grandchildren: Robert W. "Trey" Vance III (Mary) of Carrollton, MS, Briley K. Hooten of Robertsdale, AL, Madison R. Buck and McKenzie L. Buck both of Silverhill, AL.
He was preceded in death by is parents, Sam H. "Sambo" Buck, Sr. and Kathleen McRae Buck.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to Fisher House Foundation at fisherhouse.org. This organization helps military families.