William A. Buffington

William Andrew Buffington, 89, of Montrose, Colorado died April 10, 2003 at Valley Manor Center in Montrose, Colorado. Memorial services will be held at the Hertz Funeral Home, Glenwood, IA on Monday, June 2, 2003 at 2:00 p.m., with Pastor Darrell Hopp officiating. Burial of cremated remains will be in the Glenwood Cemetery in Glenwood, Iowa.
Mr. Buffington was the son of George Buffington and Lula Lenore (Jackson) Buffington, born on February 26, 1914 in Glenwood, Iowa. He attended Four Corners country school in Rawles Twp. He graduated from High School with the class of 1931 in Tabor, Iowa. After graduation he joined his father in farming in Mills County. He was united in marriage to Virginia Goodman in Holton, Kansas on December 24, 1938. Their first home was in Rawles Twp. To this union two children were born. "Bill" continued to farm for five years. He then became very interested in soil conservation and terracing and started his own earth moving business in Glenwood. He and his family moved to Anaheim, California in 1956, where he continued working with large equipment. After Bill retired he moved to Montrose, Colorado. If you were looking for Bill you could always find him at his favorite fishing spot or in his beautiful yard and garden. The farmer in Bill was very apparent until the last few months of his life. He was a fifty-year member of the Knights of Pythias in Glenwood.
Mr. Buffington was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Judith Goodwin; sisters, Evelyn Pippitt and Velura Nauenburg, and brother, Merrill Buffington. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Buffington of Montrose, CO; son, William James Buffington and wife Dorothy of Grapevine, TX; grandchildren, Elizabeth and Victoria Buffington of Grapevine, TX, Michael Abbott and wife Shannon of Casper, WY, and Shari Kinsley of Reno, NV; great grandchildren, Justine Kinsley of Reno, NV, and Rachel and Brooke Abbott of Casper, WY; son-in-law Les Goodwin of Aurora, CO; several nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.