Buck Nolen

Buck Nolen, age 84, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born to the late Homer and Daisy (Whitten) Nolen on March 4, 1931 in Bear Creek, Alabama. Buck owned and operated Sebring Roofing Company for 17 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Lorida. He enjoyed coon-hunting, fishing and going to auctions. He enjoyed wood-working and having a cup of coffee on his back porch with friends and neighbors. He especially loved his family. Survivors include his wife, Mary Nolen-Lorida, FL, children, Elvis Nolen-Lorida, FL; Barbara Weeks (Danny)-Perry, FL; Bill Nolen (Christine)-Lorida, FL; Mary Steele-Ft. Myers, FL; Pam Talbot (Michael)-Tampa, FL; Cathy Repa (Paul)-Lorida, FL; Carol Tyson (Frank)-Lorida, FL and Dennis Nolen (Valane)-MI, sisters, Omajean Calvert-AL; Maudean Nolen-Lorida, FL and Jeanette Shane-Lake Worth, FL, twenty-eight grandchildren and thirty-three great-grandchildren. Buck was preceded in death by his son, Larry Wayne Nolen and daughter, Patricia Ann Blankenship. There will be a Funeral Service on Saturday, October 10, 2015, 2:00pm, at Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home of Sebring with Wayne Godwin and Mike Hill officiating. The family will begin receiving friends at 1:00pm. Memorial contributions may be made in Buck's memory to: Good Shepherd Hospice, 1110 Hammock Rd., Sebring, FL 33870 (www.chaptershealth.org) Services entrusted to: Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home 4001 Sebring Parkway Sebring, FL 33870 Online condolences may be left at: www.stephensonnelsonfh.com