FRED JEWEL "BUDDY" TABER, III

Fred Jewel "Buddy" Taber, III, 64 of Richmond, MO died Thursday, August 4, 2016 at the North Care Hospice House in North Kansas City, MO.

Buddy was born on June 13, 1952 in Lexington, MO to Fred Jewel and Margie Maxine (Simmerman) Taber, Jr.  He married Rhonda Fay Russell of Richmond on February 12, 1972.  She survives of the home.

Additional survivors include; one son, Jason Taber and his significant other, Cheryl Curtis of Lawson, MO; two daughters and two sons-in-law, Angela and Erik Osborn of Jefferson City, MO and Jocelyn and Matt Hollingsworth of Richmond; one brother and sister-in law, Frankie and Debbi Taber of Branson, MO; one sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Tim Rechterman of Higginsville, MO; 10 grandchildren, Thomas Luman, Kaylla Osborn, Kaytlin Osborn, Tyler Wallace, Darian Wallace, Olivia Taber, Lindsay Taber, Hopper Hollingsworth, Matson Hollingsworth and Lena Hollingsworth; and 1 great-grandchild, Skiler Luman.

Buddy was a United States Air Force Veteran and served his country from 1971 to 1975 from Whiteman Air Force Base.   He worked at General Motors in Fairfax for 30 years before retiring in 2006.  He was a member of the U.A.W. Local #31 in Kansas City, KS.  He also worked at Wal-Mart in the photo shop for 10 years in Richmond.  He was a former Deacon of the Henrietta Baptist Church. Buddy was a member of the Richmond First Baptist Church.  He lived in Henrietta before moving to Richmond in 1974.  He was on the board of directors at Taber Products, INC. in Henrietta, MO.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to either the North Care Hospice House in North Kansas City, MO or to the K.U. Cancer Clinic in North Kansas City.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Richmond First Baptist Church where military honors will be provided by the Ray County Veterans.  Visitation will be Tuesday, August 9, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Richmond First Baptist Church.  Inurnment will be at a later date at the Richmond Memory Gardens Cemetery. Online condolences maybe left on our website at www.thurmanfuneralhome.com