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Ralph "Bud" Hildebrand
Sep 12, 1927 - Nov 6, 2015
Posted by Martha Reddout
Ralph "Bud" Hildebrand was born September 12, 1927 in Delhi, Oklahoma to Oma Belle and Jessie Valton "Dutch" Hildebrand. He passed away November 6, 2015 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 88 years,1 month and 24 days.
Bud grew up in the Delhi community and attended schools there. During his senior year he realized he was going to be drafted so he enlisted into the U.S. Naval Reserves in 1945. Upon enlisting he was sent to San Diego, California for basic training and was deployed to Shang Hi, China where he served as a tugboat operator. Bud returned stateside in late 1946 and was married to Lola Frances (Harrington) Hildebrand at Sayre, Oklahoma on February 1, 1947. After their marriage they remained in the Delhi community where Bud farmed and worked part-time for United Carbon. Being in the reserves, in 1950 he was deployed to Yokosuka, Japan for 6 months. After his discharge, he returned to Delhi until January of 1962 when he and Lola moved to Mojave, California where they resided for 20 years while Bud worked for Ashland Chemical Company. After a brief stay in Pampa, Texas they returned to Sayre where they made their home. Bud enjoyed hunting coyotes with greyhounds along with other game, being outdoors and spending time with family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters, Bonnie Jean Hildebrand and Shirley Killian.
He is survived by his spouse, Lola, of the home; 3 children, Rodney Hildebrand and wife, Joyce, Nacogdoches, TX, Linda Chapman and husband, Steve, Houston, TX, and Pamela Bosh and husband, Wayne, Twin Falls, ID; 4 grandchildren, Jerod Bosh, Jessica Bartlett, Norla LaMonte and husband, Brad, and Travis Hildebrand and wife, Megan, 7 great grandchildren, 1 brother, Roy Hildebrand, 3 sisters, Eva Dean Richmond and husband, Lloyd, Roxie Babek, and Frances Blakley, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Services will be held Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Sayre First Baptist Church officiated by Mary Gulledge. Burial will be at Spring Creek Cemetery under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service. Condolences can be made online at www.whineryfs.com
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