Orestes Charles "Bud" Huff

Orestes Charles Huff, affectionately known as Bud, O.C., Bobby, and Dedaddy, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024 in Marietta, Georgia. He was born on June 8, 1928 in Atlanta, Georgia at Grady Hospital. Mr. Huff (Bud) proudly served in the U.S Marine Corps from March 1946 through December 1951. He felt the need to serve his country so strongly he talked his mother (Fairy Scoggins Huff) into signing an approval form for a minor to enlist so he could enlist before his 18th birthday and graduating from high school. When Bud first enlisted in 1946 as a Private it was near the end of World War II. He was initially stationed at Camp Lejeune and then at Camp Pendleton before being deployed to China. In September 1947 he was promoted to Corporal, and his active-duty service ended with the Marines in March 1948. He then joined the Marine Corps Reserves and served with the Reserves from 1948 until October 1950. In October 1950 he was called back for the Korean War, and in 1951 he was promoted to Sergeant. During the Korean War he was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia at the Naval Station. Bud worked in the Sustenance Section where he worked with his unit in handling and calculating the cost of food to feed a soldier each day/month and the amount of rations. After Bud’s service in the Marine Corps, he worked at Atlanta Lithograph and Goodyear before going to work for the U.S. Postal Service in 1960 as a mail carrier. He later worked as an AIS Specialist to develop the 4-digit zip code extension across the United States. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service with over 30 years of service. Early in his career at the Post Office, he also painted homes in addition to taking care of his family and the family home. After retirement he was a volunteer at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, where he enjoyed various jobs, but his favorite was assisting patients once they had been discharged. In the spring of 1948, between serving his country in 1946-48 and 1950-51, he met and married the love of his life, Catherine Patterson Huff, whom he loved dearly his entire life. They built a life together on love and faith in God. During their 68 years of marriage, they had 4 daughters, 5 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren whom they both loved and cherished. Bud was an active member of the church. He was a deacon at Central Christian Church in Atlanta. In 1989, he and Catherine became members of Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta and very much enjoyed the fellowship of their Sunday school class. A couple of Bud’s favorite pastimes were baseball and golf. He played baseball as a young adult and throughout his life, and enjoyed playing golf in his retirement years with his friends. Even after he stopped playing baseball and golf, he followed many golf tournaments on TV and enjoyed watching the Braves throughout his life. Bud loved to travel and enjoyed exploring the United States with Catherine by his side. Their first choice of transportation was always driving their own car to explore. He and Catherine traveled to all four corners of the country and everywhere in between including Canada and Mexico. Bud loved using road maps to set his course for each trip. He did it the old-fashioned way, actual road maps! Mr. Huff is preceded in death by his loving wife of 68 years, Catherine Huff, and his sister, Edna Pursley. He is survived by his four daughters, Sandra Jones, Deborah Huff, Christy Durrah, and Cathy Huff. His five grandchildren, Stephanie (Daniel) Woodliff, Charles (Charlie) (Sara) Eblen, Sarah Jones, Carol (Alan) Lawler, Brett Stalvey, and his eleven great grandchildren, Devin Woodliff, Makai Jones, Drew Woodliff, Cayden Eblen, Candice Lawler, Zoe Lawler, Charles (Charlie) Eblen, Ansley Lawler, Mason Eblen, Wyatt Lawler, Skylin Stalvey. He is also survived by his loving sister Ruth Trippe and several nieces and nephews, Matt Pursley, Greg Trippe, Susan Watts, and Bill Trippe.