“Buddy,” a Leeds High School graduate, attended Jefferson State College after serving in the U.S. Navy. He was a 40-year employee of Alabama Power Company and a member of North Shelby Baptist Church.
Buddy was predeceased by his father, James Roland Overton; his mother, Daisy Pauline Isbell; and two sisters, Jimmie Massengill and Jeanette Parker.
Survivors include Buddy’s wife of 60 years, Norma G. Overton; daughter, Melanie Overton Bowers (Danny); two granddaughters, Lauren Bowers Sansing (Andrew) and Kate Bowers Edwards (Will); many nieces, nephews, and other relatives; and a host of friends.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at North Shelby Baptist Church from 1-2 p.m., immediately followed by A Service of Remembrance for Buddy at 2 p.m. at the church, located at 4100 Belcher Drive, Birmingham, AL 35242. Burial will be at Nabors Cemetery in Alabaster, Alabama.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Alabama Kidney Foundation, www.alkidney.org.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.southernheritagefunerals.com for the Overton family.
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