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The
Tribune Star, June 12, 2006
Walter
Samuel 'Buss' Valentine
Class of
1935
Walter
Samuel “Buss” Valentine, 89, of Terre Haute,
formerly of Fontanet, passed away at 7:15 p.m.
Sunday, June 11, 2006, in Health South Hospital.
He retired as a pipefitter from the former
Commercial Solvents Corporation after 42 years
of service.
He was born Oct. 10, 1916, in Fontanet to Aust
Valentine and Nell Gibbs Valentine. He was
preceded in death by his first wife, Celeste
Meadows Valentine. Survivors include his wife,
Frances Jackson Valentine; children, Lucy
Sheehan and her husband Tim, Pam Cox and her
husband Fred, all of Terre Haute, Frances D.
Valentine and her fiancé Bob Palmer, and Becky
Barton and her husband Bob, all of Indianapolis;
three grandchildren, Erin Downey and her husband
Patrick, Libby Rubacha and her husband Matthew,
and Jonathon Barton; three great-grandchildren,
Brandon, Kate and Ashley; and several nieces and
nephews. He was also preceded in death by his
parents; and one brother, Dane Valentine.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, during
which he served in the Southwest Pacific. He was
a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 972, American Legion Post 404 at Prairie
Creek, West Terre Haute Lodge 687 Free &
Accepted Masons, Order of Eastern Star Chapter
428 at West Terre Haute, Zorah Shrine Temple,
and Scottish Rite Valley of Terre Haute. He was
an avid sports fan and especially loved watching
the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, Indiana
University basketball, the Indiana Pacers, and
Bobby Knight.
Services are 10 a.m. Thursday in
Fitzpatrick-Pearce Funeral Home, with the Rev.
Larry Scott officiating. Burial is in Roselawn
Memorial Park, with graveside military rites by
VFW Post 972. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, and prior to services Thursday.
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions be made to the Shriners
Crippled Children’s Hospitals, with envelopes
available in the funeral home. |
