Padgett, Harold Lee 'Buddy' Jr.

1956 - 1991  (35 years)

• Name	Padgett, Harold Lee 'Buddy'
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	13 Sep 1956	Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PADG.B001
  _FGRAVE	34226962
  Military Service	Specialist Fourth Class, United States Army
  Death	13 Sep 1991	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Green Hill Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I30845	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Padgett, Harold L. 'Smokey',   b. 27 Jul 1930, Wayne County, Illinois d. 11 Oct 2014, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Houchin, Billie Jean,   b. 20 Jan 1934, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 18 Jun 1988, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1982  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 52 years and 5 months - She : 48 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F4052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hardin, Paula
  Family ID	F18597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Sep 1956 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 13 Sep 1991 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Green Hill Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Harold "Buddy" Padgett Jr. 35, of Noble, died 7:06 a.m Friday, Sept. 13, 1991, at the Baby Ruth Ball Diamond, Olney City Park, Olney. Funeral services were Monday in the Chapel of Summers-Kistler Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Runyon officiating. Burial in Greenhill Cemetery, rural Noble. Full military rites will be performed by the Olney Veterans Organizations. Mr. Padgett was born Sept. 13, 1956 in Olney, the son of Harold "Smokey" and Billie Jean (Houchin) Padgett, Sr. He married Paula Hardin, Aug. 16, 1991 Mr. Padgett was a member of the American Legion. He was a U. S. Army veteran. Mr. Padgett is survived by his wife, Paula; one brother, Leslie V. Padgett and wife, Cindy of Olney; one step-brothers, Kevin Weiss of Olney: three sisters, Mrs. Michael (Rebecca) Wilson of Noble, Mrs. Don (Debra) Phillips of Evansville, Ind., and Mrs. Michael (Penny) Runyon of Cornelius, Ore.; one step-sister, Rita Weiss of Noble; father and step-mother, Harold "Smokey" and Janet Padgett, Sr. of Noble; grandmothers, Beatrice Padgett and Emma Houchin Peters, and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Padgett was preceded in death by his mother and two grandfathers. From obituary in The Olney Daily Mail.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2425] Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Obituary, Padgett, Harold L. "Smokey", 84, (http://www.summers-kistler.com/sitemaker/sites/SUMMER1/obit.cgi?user=1434516Padgett), none. (Reliability: 2).