| 1. | Earl Julian North was born on 16 Apr 1926 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 1 Nov 2012 in Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA; was buried on 6 Nov 2012 in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
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Earl "Buck" North, Sr.
(April 16, 1926 - November 1, 2012)
Mr. Earl Julian “Buck” North, Sr., 86, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Gainesville. He was born in Columbia County, Florida as the only child to the late Sherrod Sheffield North and Elsie Ola Green North.
Mr. North was a lifelong resident of Columbia County and a Captain for the Columbia High Tigers Football Team. He was a World War II veteran of the United States Army having served in the Battle of the Bulge in the European Theatre. During the war, he received 2 Bronze Service Stars and one Purple Heart for his service. Mr. North was the owner and operator of Buck North Mobile Home Moving in Lake City for many years and enjoyed fishing on the Suwannee and Santa Fe Rivers.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Betty Jean North, in 2009.
Survivors include his two sons, Rusty North, Lake City and Tim North (Monica), Orlando; three daughters, Debbie Eadie (Renny), Nancy Smith (Rickey) and Kim North all of Lake City; seven grandchildren, Chris Cox, Melanie Fasold (Brad), Jeremy Cox, Amie Smith, Blake Smith, Jacob North and Benjamin North: and three great grandchildren, Ethan Peiker, Austin Nash and Leah Cox.
Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Cemetery with Rev. Dusty Bailey officiating. Interment will follow with military honors. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8:00 PM Monday evening at the funeral home. Arrangements are under direction of GUERRY Funeral Home, Lake City. guerryfuneralhome.net
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Earl married Betty Jean Christie on 12 Sep 1948 in Echols, Georgia, USA. Betty (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Christie and Lutie Nichols Crews) was born on 16 Jan 1927 in Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 11 Dec 2009 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1926 - 2012 (86 years)
