Merle (Buster) Wilson Kribbs Obituary

Stephenville – Graveside services for Merle (Buster) Wilson Kribbs, 89, a retired mail carrier, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 20, 2015, at Pendergrass Cemetery in Comanche County with Rev. Ben McCleery officiating. 

Merle was born in Ranger, TX. on September 7, 1925 to Franklin P. Kribbs and Sarah E. Cruse.  He married Wanda Sue McEntire on July 19, 1952, in Sidney, TX. She preceded him in death on August 5, 2014. 

Merle was a member of the Greens Creek Baptist Church in Dublin.

He was also a member of The American Legion Post 240, DAV, AUSA (Association US Army), NRA, and The Chosin Few.

Merle was a retired Army veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service. 

Survivors include his sons; John Kribbs and wife, Carisa, Wichita Falls; Mike Kribbs and wife, Denise of Stephenville;;  Pat Kribbs and wife, Sheila Hattiesburg, MS; brother-in-laws; Joe John McEntire, Sidney, TX; Laramie (Larry) McEntire and wife, Jan, Canadian, TX;  grandchildren; Landon Kribbs and wife, Jessica, Emily Pylant and husband, Miles, Melissa Herman and husband, Colten, Jessica Kribbs, and Enrique Kribbs; great-grandchildren; Cash, Chaney and Cord Kribbs, Channing and Haze Herman; special care giver; Darla Ivy.                    

Online condolences can be made at www.lacyfuneral.com.