Charles D Buck III, 65, of The Villages, Florida passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015 at The Villages Regional Hospital, The Villages, Florida. He was the husband of Virginia Purtle Buck. He was born on July 8, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania a son of the late Charles and Roseanna Buck. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, The Villages, FL where he was an Extraordinary Minister. He was a member of the West Hemingway Social Club, the West Hemingway Mens Golf Group, The American Legion and Angels Blessing Small Christian group. The West Hemingway Mens Golfers Group’s has created the Charlie Buck and Jim Milligan Inspiration Award to recognize others in the neighborhood who are going though long and courageous battles with health issues as these two have done. Charles will be deeply missed by his wife, Virginia and son: Adam Buck of KY; daughter: Adrienne Buck of PA; step-son: Buell Steelman of OR; and step-daughter: Mary Lyons of VA. A Visitation will be held on Monday, June 22, 2015 from 3 -5 p.m. at the Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, 1511 Buenos Aires Blvd., The Villages, FL 32159. A Mass will be held on Tuesday, 2 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 5323 E County Road 462, Wildwood, FL 34785. Contributions in Charles’ memory should be sent to The Dr. Virginia Purtle & Charles Buck Music Scholarship Fund, Christopher Newport University, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Newport News, VA 23606 and would be greatly appreciated.
