Wilburn Wright "Bill" Buran Jr.

BURAN, Wilburn "Bill" Wright Jr., 85, born on October 1, 1923 in Richmond, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Beverley Lane Buran and four children: Floyd H. Buran, Robin B. Knott and husband, Roger, Shelley B. Craft and husband, Gary, and Malcolm R. Buran; grandchildren, Emily, Stuart and Preston Craft, Taylor and Kevin Buran and Laura and Brian Knott. Bill is also survived by his sister, Lucy Buran Cornett; nephews Bill, Joe and John Cornett; and a super pet. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nancy Floyd and Wilburn Wright Buran. Bill grew up in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. He piloted a Corsair airplane for the U.S. Navy during WWII and graduated from Ga. Tech with a degree in business. He worked for Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Company, on Wall Street, and retired from the Small Business Administration in Richmond, Va. Bill loved his grandchildren and enjoyed traveling, reading, farming avocados, and had a vast interest and a thirst for knowledge in all things. Visitation, at River Road Presbyterian Church, will be held Tuesday, October 21 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. A memorial service will be held at River Road Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, October 22 at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Tuckahoe Rescue Squad, 1101 Horsepen Road, Richmond, Va. 23226. Condolences may be expressed on the guestbook at Legacy.com.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.