Tom Buie
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Tom Arthur Buie, 80, Topeka, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021.
Tom was born March 16, 1941, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the son of Willie and Delilah Wilson Buie. He graduated from Fort Smith High School in 1959 and attended Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas. Tom married Carolyn Graf on September 18, 1971. He grew up in Fort Smith, shining shoes in his dad's barber shop as a young boy, and working on the family ranch as a young man, until moving to Kansas in 1971. Tom loved the Flint Hills. He also loved antique cars, attending car shows, fishing, traveling and working on genealogy. Tom retired from Sears where he was a visual merchandising manager.
Tom is survived by his wife, Carolyn; children, Amy Buie Whitlock (Edward) and Sarah West (Mitchell); grandchildren, Austin West, Katie Metz, Duncan Whitlock, Halla Whitlock and Emma West; great-grandchildren, Dawson and Sawyer West; and siblings, James Buie (Jane) and Mary Robinson (Ray). He was preceded in death by his son, Edward Lin Buie, parents, and brother, John Buie.
Family will greet friends 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, December 11th, at Mount Hope Cemetery, 17th and Fairlawn, Topeka, Kansas.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Tallgrass Christian Camp, American Cancer Society, or the American Diabetes Association, and sent in care of Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka KS 66614. Condolences may be sent online to www.kevinbrennanfamily.com.