Emmett H. "Buddy" Lindsay

Emmett H. "Buddy" Lindsay
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EMMETT H. (BUDDY) LINDSAY was born on December 7, 1929 in a log cabin in Cairo, Georgia and ended his earthly journey on October 5, 2003. He served in the United States Air Force from 1951 through 1955, marrying Nancy Cotton in November 1955 in Farmers Branch, Texas where he lived and raised his family until 1986. He owned & operated Buddy's Texaco and Automotive Service at Valwood and Stemmons from 1962 until 2001. Always an avid R. L. Turner High School Lion football fan, he held season tickets for forty years and went over twenty years without missing any home games and only one out-of-town game. The family moved to Argyle, Texas in 1986 and then to Denton. Since retirement he has enjoyed his farm he loved in Collinsville, Texas. Baptized at a young age in a Georgia creek at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, he lived a life assured of his salvation. He joined the First Baptist Church of Argyle in 1986, a congregation that he dearly loved. He felt he was blessed by God in his life by having a family he cherished. These include his wife Nancy; daughter and son-in-law Sheridan and Peter Stringer; daughter and son-in-law Tammy and Mike Holloway; son David Lindsay, and three beloved grandchildren, McCallan Kate, Daniel James, and Luke Henry Stringer. Buddy is also survived by three loving sisters Bernice Land of Haltwell, Georgia, Artie Tyler of Albany, Georgia, and Sue Ferrell of Thomasville, Georgia and a multitude of special people and special friendships. He was adored by his family. Funeral services are Monday, October 6, 2003 at 2:00PM at the First Baptist Church of Argyle, Hwy 377, with Pastor Jerry Davis officiating. A reception and visitation will follow the service. Private burial at DFW National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Buddy Lindsay R. L. Turner High School Scholarship, c/o Texas Capital Bank, 1200 McKinney Ave., Dallas, TX. 75201 Attn: Jamie Kyle. North Dallas Funeral Home Family Owned and Operated!
2710 Valley View Lane Dallas Texas 972-241-9100

The Dallas Morning News - October 6, 2003
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

EMMETT H LINDSAY
A2C
US AIR FORCE
KOREA
DEC. 7, 1929 - OCT. 5, 2003

Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Plot: Section 26, 57

Notes:

Buddy Lindsay was the only son of the late, "Emmett" Henry David and "Katie" 
Mae White Lindsay. Grandson of the late, Henry and Susie Allen Jenks Lindsay, 
and James Edward & Mary Melvina Parker White.