Buford Rockwell, age 86, of North Platte, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Great Plains Health in North Platte. He was born in Gandy, Nebraska on January 2, 1934 to Orville and Lola (Smith) Rockwell.
Buford graduated from Gandy Logan County with the Class of 1952. He attended Business School in North Platte and entered the U.S. Army in 1956, being honorably discharged in 1958.
He was an Auditor for the Department of Revenue, residing in the towns of Gandy, Lincoln, and North Platte in Nebraska. He also farmed.
On October 8, 1972, he married Ilene G. Weiss in Curtis, Nebraska. In September of 1975, they adopted a son, Kim, Lee.
Survivors include his son, Kim (Lorena) Rockwell of North Platte, Nebraska; grandchildren, Brandon, Tanner, Shelby, Kyler, Kaiden, and Aliyah; a great grandchild, Kyle; sisters Vonna Jackson of Grand Island, Nebraska, and Carolyn Foran of North Platte, Nebraska; sister-in-law, Lavinna Banzhaf of Eustis, Nebraska; and many nieces and nephews.
Buford was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Ilene; sisters Velma Ressequie and Sharon Banzhaf; brothers-in-law Joseph Jackson, Joe Banzhaf, Don Banzhaf, Don Ressequie, and Harlan Weiss; and nephews Randy Banzhaf and Darin Foran.
Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Burial was in the Arnold City Cemetery in Arnold, Nebraska with full military honors provided by the Arnold Legion Post # 130. Online condolences and sharing of memories can be made at www.carpentermemorial.com. Carpenter Memorial Chapel in North Platte, Nebraska was entrusted with arrangements.