SMSGT James Bufford

November 15, 1947 - June 30, 2014

Senior Master Sergeant James E. Bufford USAF (Ret) Funeral service for Senior Master Sergeant James E. Bufford, 66, formally of Auburn will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church with interment in Alabama Heritage in Montgomery. Rev. Felix Lockhart will officiate. Senior Master Sergeant Bufford passed Monday, June 30, 2014 at the V.A. Community Living Facility in Tuskegee. He was a member of Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church. In 1966, he graduated from J.F. Drake High School. After twenty-six (26) years of honorable service, he retired from the U.S. Air Force. He was also affiliated with Loachapoka Masonic Lodge # 292 His remains will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. In lieu of florals/green plants, the family respectfully request that memorial be made in his memory to the: Alabama Chapter of the ALS Association www.alsalabama.org or mail to: ALSA Alabama Chapter P.O. Box 2888 Huntsville, AL 35804-2888. Survivors: three brothers, John E. Bufford of Montgomery, AL, Michael J. Bufford and John Derrick Bufford both of Atlanta, GA; three sisters, Lueweeta Bufford and Lettye Bufford both of Tuskegee, AL and Cassandra Bufford of Atlanta, GA; several nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.