Air Force Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Charles Constable
PALMYRA, Mo. -- Charles Ray "Bud" Constable, 77, of Palmyra, died Monday (May 20, 2013) in his home. Bud was born Jan. 2, 1936, in Hannibal, to Jesse James and Bessie Irene Reed Constable. After high school, Bud worked for the Wabash Railroad as a telegrapher. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force Jan. 3, 1956, and served in England until November of 1959. Upon his discharge he went to work as a round house clerk for the CB & Q Railroad. He then started his career at American Cyanamid Co....