Raymond "Ray" Buffin

Raymond "Ray" Buffin obituary, Versailles, KY

Raymond "Ray" Buffin

Raymond Buffin Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home on Apr. 9, 2025.

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Raymond Buffin, 82, formerly of Versailles, Kentucky, passed away at the VA Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. Ray was born January 28, 1943 in Nicholasville, Kentucky, son of the late Albert Buffin and Elizabeth Shields. Ray retired from Rand McNally and was the former owner of Versailles Liquor.
In addition to his parents, Ray was also preceded in death by his stepmother, Dorothy Buffin, sister, Betty Shuck, and brother, Cecil Buffin. Ray is survived by his daughter, Micka Buffin Beckman (David) of Cantonment, Florida.
Private Services will be held. Friends and family are encouraged to leave messages of condolence and memories here on Ray's tribute wall.
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