Buddy Cogburn

Buddy (L.C.) Cogburn was born on August 11, 1933 in Stuart, Oklahoma to Loney C. and Mary Olivia Nunn. He passed from this realm and changed address to his Heavenly realm on June 15, 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

He married the love of his life, Esther Ann Thomas, on October 2, 1954 in Loveland, Colorado. They were married for 64 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Loney C. and Mary Olivia Cogburn; his wife, Esther Ann, a sister Lucille Ingram and her husband Tom; a brother, Gene and his wife Pat.

He is survived by his two daughters, Vicki Lynn Nestor, her husband David of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and their three children, Tammy Montgomery (husband Ben), Matthew Nestor, and Heather, along with 3 grandsons, Logan Brown, Damian Nestor and Jason Stanton; and daughter Linda Sue Bennett, her husband Mark of McCune, Kansas, their two sons, Adam Ray and his wife Katrina, their sons Hunter and Ethan; Jacob Allen and his wife Ashley, their children Reese, Cainen, and Isley, for a total of two children, 5 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. He considered himself very blessed.

He is also survived by a brother, Ben, and his wife Clara of Detroit, Texas; a brother, Johnny, and his wife Sharon. of Fayetteville, Arkansas; and a sister, Mary Kasinger and her husband Steve of Murphy, Texas, along with many nieces and nephews.

Buddy was a life-long member of the Church of Christ, and a preacher in the Churches of Christ for 47 years. He had a Doctorate Degree in Theology.  He also wrote two books. His hobbies included selling a variety of “doodads” (from jewelry to whatever), collecting and selling knives (mostly the pocket variety), watching old westerns (nothing after 1967 - smile), old television series shows (from sitcom to detective), singing gospel songs, and strumming his guitar and singing old country and western songs.

He was also a military veteran, serving in the Air Force during the close of the Korean War, receiving an honorable discharge. His work was clerical with the Post Office. That may seem unimportant to some, but for a military person, especially in a combat area, getting mail from home meant a lot, and being one of the ones who help get the mail to others was deemed very important.

Visitation will be at the Clarksville Funeral Home on Friday, June 23, 2023, from 9:00 A.M. until service time.  The funeral service will follow in Lindeman Chapel of Clarksville Funeral Home at 10:00 A.M.  presided over by his grandson, Matthew Paul Nestor.  He will be laid to rest in Youngs Chapel Cemetery in the country near Bagwell, Texas.

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