Lost one of our Own

All Airborn Family Sadly we mourn the loss of another Special Forces brother & 82nd AirborneVeteran, I received notification from Sharon Bannerman who wrote: It is with great sadness that my husband, Robert  A. (Buddy) Bannerman passed away on February 23, 2022, he was a proud member of the Special Forces team...Sharon Bannerman (wife)

Robert “Buddy” Anderson Bannerman was born in Dothan, Alabama on June 25, 1938, Buddy passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at Chipola Health and Rehabilitation while surrounded by his loving family.

Buddy was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Charles & Marie Bowles Bannerman & grandsons, Wilton Robert Massengill & Jaren Scott Bannerman.

He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Sharon; five daughters, Deborah Mathewuse, Nancy Tew and husband, Gary, Susan Massengill and husband, Rance, Kathy McCrary and Rodney Carpenter, Laurie Massengill and husband, Greg; one son, Scott Bannerman & wife, Mendy; seven grandchildren, Kristin Spradling and husband, Joe, Kelley Kindelspire and husband, Jason, Kevin Tew, Chelsey McCrary,  Brandon Massengill & wife, Kristen, Courtney Clemmons & husband, Troy, & Gage Bannerman; ten great-grandchildren, Brooke, Leah, Kamdyn, Avery, Ellaree, Rhett, Charlee-Grace, Crixus, Alivia & Fitz, he loved spending time hunting &   fishing with his children and grandchildren. 

Buddy was a Captain in the U.S. Army Green Berets & a Jump Master for the 82nd Airborne.  His engagements included: Thailand, Viet Nam, Central American, South America & Cambodia.

 

Graveside services were held at Roselawn Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at

11:00 a. m. Please keep Buddy's family in your thoughts & prayers.

RIP Budd, 

Bill Eades