Wilbur "Bud" Scudder

Wilbur "Bud" Scudder, 79, of Versailles passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at the Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison. He was born near Mt. Sterling in Switzerland County on August 20, 1924 the son of Neely and Arizona Colon Scudder. He was married to Marcella Dresselhaus and she survives. Other survivors include one son, Steve Scudder and his wife Julie of Greenwood; two grandchildren, Maura and Kevin Scudder; one brother, Neely Scudder, Jr. of Lawrenceburg; two sisters, Delores Tague of Vevay and Lorraine Weber of Dumfries, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, five sisters, Muriel Sigmon, Leo Dunning, Helen Wise, Frances Scudder, and Maxine Weaver. Mr. Scudder was an Army veteran of WWII and had served as an anti-tank gunner in the 4th division. He landed on Utah Beach on D-Day where he was wounded and was captured by the Germans and spent six months in a German prisoner of war camp. Mr. Scudder received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, three Oak Leaf Clusters and the P.O.W. Medal. He was a member of the Bear Creek Baptist Church at Friendship and also the Vevay VFW. He and his wife had owned the Siekerman General Store in Friendship and from 1951 to 1971 he was employed with the Jefferson Proving Ground. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Saturday, May 1, 2004 at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Rev. Sherman Hughes and Rev. John Brooks officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery in Olean. Visitation will be Friday, April 30 from 5pm to 8pm. Memorials may be given to the cemetery in care of the funeral home.