James Buford Boone Sr. (1909 - 1983)

James Buford Boone Sr.

Born 8 Jan 1909 in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, United States

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

[spouse(s) unknown]

Father of Janette (Boone) Younkin

Died 7 Feb 1983 at age 74 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Buford was a longtime publisher of the Tuscaloosa News and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1957.

Husband of Frances Herin; father of Buford Jr. and Janette Boone; grandfather of William E. Younkin, Laura F. Younkin, Kenneth S. Boone, James III, and Martha F. Boone.

1957 Award of the Pulitzer Prize - Editorial Writing Buford Boone of Tuscaloosa (AL) News For his fearless and reasoned editorials in a community inflamed by a segregation issue, an outstanding example of his work being the editorial entitled, "What a Price for Peace," published on February 7, 1956.

Sources

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59899526/james-buford-boone: accessed 15 February 2023), memorial page for James Buford Boone Sr. (8 Jan 1909–7 Feb 1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59899526, citing Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by CO Grave Digger (contributor 47056557).

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