Leonard "Buddy" Christian's Obituary
Leonard ” Buddy” Christian, 54, of Independence, Mo. passed into eternity on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at NorthCare Hospice House. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 2:00 PM at H.T. May and Son Funeral Home in Boonville.
Leonard “Buddy” Christian was born April 12, 1957 in Boonville, the son of Gilbert and Bettie Smith Christian. He was employed by the Richard Johnson Lawncare Company. He was a member of the Highland Missionary Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo.
He leaves to cherish his memory his mother Bettie Christian of Independence, Mo., loving companion Carol Carter and her five daughters Christina Carter, Saekela Carter, Lisa Bland, Marquitta Bland and Mia Coleman, and their children, one son Brandon Perry of Boonville, two daughters Erica Harris and Vanessa Perry both of Columbia, two brothers Melvin Christian and Glenwood Christian both of Boonville, two sisters Diann Jones of Columbia and Carolyn Tyler of Virgina.
He was preceded in death by his father and his sister Cynthia Christian.
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