Archie Leroy Bruton

Archie Leroy Bruton, age 86, of Killeen passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013. Funeral services will be 11:00a.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Willie Clarke officiating. Burial will follow at Flint Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be 10:00 – 11:00a.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the funeral home. Leroy was born on October 1, 1926 in Hubbard, Texas to the late Roy and Mamie Clawson Bruton. He attended school in Flat. He joined the U.S. Army 1946, serving in WWII briefly before marrying Juanita Tippit in 1947. Leroy and Juanita lived most of their married life in Killeen. They were active in square dancing in Central Texas for over 30 years. Leroy worked for P & H Radio and TV Services in Killeen for 15 years and helped bring TV to fruition. He was a Civil Servant at Fort Hood, retiring after 35 years. Leroy was an avid outdoorsman and loved fishing, boating, and horseback riding. Leroy was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Mamie; brother, Gene Bruton; and infant daughter, Gwendolyn Bruton. Leroy is survived by his wife of 66 years, Juanita; daughters, Charlotte Hord, and husband, Joe, Cynthia White and ex-husband, Mike White, Jeannie Bruton and husband, Dave Hamlin; sister, Betty Haynes and husband, Zonnell “Dutch”; brother, Clarence Bruton and wife, Jo; grandchildren, Joshua Buck, B.J. Cole and husband, T.J., Michael “Dusty” White and fiancé, Vanessa Ruiz, Kyle Hamlin; and great-granddaughter, Alvah Cole. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 102 Alta Mira, Gatesville, TX 76528.