Homer Matthews "Bud" Appleyard, Jr.
1924 - 2017







"Buddy" Appleyard. Jr. was born October 26, 1924 at Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama to Homer Matthews, Sr. & Addie Mae Lovvorn Appleyard. He married Drusilla Putman of Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. in June 1947 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama where Buddy was attending school at the University of Alabama.

Buddy registred for the miitary draft December 18, 1942 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was 18 years old and a student at the University of Alabama there. He enlisted in the US Army May 20, 1943 at Fort McClellan, Alabama. Nothing more is known about his time inn the service.

Buddy passed away September 20, 2017 in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. His burial was in Rose Lawn Park Cemetery there.





June 19, 1947
Demopolis
Donopolis Ala