Charles Ray “Buddy” Waldrep, 78, of Muscle Shoals, passed away on Monday, August 21, 2023. A private service was held Friday, August 25, with Truman Kimbrough officiating. Interment followed in Colbert Memorial Gardens.
Buddy was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was retired from TVA and served as an auxiliary policeman for Tuscumbia Police Department. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Gail Waldrep; and parents, Eugene and Julia Waldrep.
Buddy leaves behind his sisters, Jeanette Todd (Dickie) and Charlotte Seltzer; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Shelley James; daughter, Melissa Waldrep; and daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Al Van Buren. He is also survived by granddaughter and great-grandchildren, Melissa, Makynzie, and Preslee Betts; granddaughter, grandson-in-law, and great-grandsons, Emily, Javon, Josiah and Roman Bender; granddaughters, Anna Grace and Allison Gail Van Buren; and grandsons, Sheldon Keown and Trey Rogoski.
Pallbearers will be Steve James, Al Van Buren, Billy McDaniel, Landon McDaniel, Darrel Todd, and Javon Bender.
