Ranger Exes Memorial - RHS Class of 1945

Bud Guess JAMES EDWARD "BUD" GUESS, 75, died on Nov. 14, 2002, with burial at the City of Levelland Cemetery. He was born Jan. 18, 1927, in Lacasa and married Jean Anz in July of 1948, in Breckenridge, TX. He attended Ranger High School in the Class of 1945 at Ranger, TX. He was a lifelong Texan and had lived in Levelland since 1963, moving from Midland. He retired as owner of Commercial Printing in Levelland. He was a past master of Levelland Masonic Lodge No. 1236, past worthy patron of Levelland Order of Eastern Star, charter member of Lubbock Scottish Rite & a member of First Baptist Church in Levelland. He was past president of Levelland Lions Club, past president of Levelland Exchange Club and was a former Levelland city councilman. He was a World War II veteran having served with the U.S. Navy on Okinawa. A son, Forrest, died in 1988. Survivors at the time of his death include his wife; a son, Donny of Levelland; a daughter, Cheryl Coleman of Levelland; a brother, Billie Guess of Ranger; six grand-children; and nine great-grandchildren. Mary Guess Colman (RHS-1945) was his sister.