Bill Surman

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CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Bill Vern "Buck" Surman, 72, of Hernando, Miss., died Monday, Oct. 25, 2004, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

He was born June 20, 1932, in Chaffee, son of Frederick and Bernice Louise Muns Surman Sr. He and Pat Burris were married Aug. 12, 1951.

Surman had been a railroad engineer, owned a fertilizer company and worked in grocery sales. He was a member of Longstreet United Methodist Church.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Buck Surman of Hernando; a brother, Fred Surman of Chaffee; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son and a brother.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Forest Hill Funeral Home in Memphis.

Graveside service with military honors will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Union Park Cemetery in Chaffee. The Rev. Marty Blakey will officiate.

Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.