William Johnson

William Ellis Buddie Johnson was born November 15, 1925 in El Dorado, TX. to Mary Anna Keithly Johnson and Ira Johnson. He attended schools in San Angelo and Kermit. Buddie would have graduated from Kermit High School in May, but in March 1944, he went into the service to help fight World War II. Buddie was inducted into the U.S. Navy in San Diego, California on March 25, 1944. He was a Seaman First Class stationed in Hawaii.

He was honorably discharged on Jan. 8, 1946 in San Francisco, California. In February 1946, Buddie started San Angelo Business College and worked for his Dad at Johnsons Glass and Cabinet Shop. This was the beginning of a lifetime love of wood work.

Buddie met the love of his life, Nubye Juanita Casey, in San Angelo in August 1946. They were married on November 16, 1946. To this union was born a son, Donald Wayne, and a daughter, Linda Dianne. In 1952, Buddie went to work for Amerada Hess, and lived and worked in several different places, the last being Ft. Pierce, Florida. The family returned to Texas in January 1955, and Buddie went to work for Dowell in Kermit, where the children started and graduated schools. In 1973, Buddie was transferred to Andrews. He and Nubye lived in Andrews until 1977 when they moved to Gardendale. Buddie continued working for Dowell in Andrews, then Midland. Buddie retired from Dowell in 1984. After retiring, Buddie indulged his hobbies of gardening and working with wood. They always shared the bounty of their huge garden with family and friends. Buddie also made numerous pieces furniture. He was always trying some new pattern. He gave many of his beautiful furniture pieces to his daughter and granddaughter. He made special child toys for his great-granddaughters. He also made hundreds of birdhouses. He loved making and giving away birdhouses. Buddie loved the LORD with all his heart and early on set his course in life to give honor and glory to Jesus Christ, to put God first, family second, then everything else. Buddie was an ordained deacon and a member of the Body of Christ. Buddie was a wonderful, loving and supportive husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Buddie departed this life and graduated to Heaven to spend eternity with his Creator, Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on May 27, 2009.

He is survived by his faithful wife, Nubye, son Donnie Johnson, of Gardendale, daughter Linda Palma, and her husband, Ruben, of Odessa, granddaughter Muffin Navarrete, and her husband, Isaac, of Odessa, great-granddaughters, Ryan and Rany Navarrete, sister Dorothy OFlinn, of Round Rock, TX., brother, Waymond H. Johnson, of De Leon, TX., and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice House and Mission Messiah or a charity of your choice.

Visitation will be held on Friday, May 29, 2009, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.

Services will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2009, at 10:00 AM, at Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1415 Grandview, Odessa, TX. Pastor Jimmy Braswell officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Military Honors.

Services are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home.

To sign the guest book, go to our website at www.sunsetodessa.com.
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Visitation

Sunset Memorial Funeral Home
6801 E. Business 20
Odessa, TX  79762
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
5:00PM 7:00PM

Service

Funeral Service

Cumberland Presbyterian Church
1415 N. Grandview
Odessa, TX  79761
Saturday, May 30, 2009
10:00AM

Cemetery

Sunset Memorial Gardens
6801 E. Business 20
Odessa, TX  79762

Memorial Contributions

Hospice House Foundation
903 N. Sam Houston Ave.
Odessa, TX  79761

Mission Messiah
1213 W. 2nd St
Odessa, TX  79763