James Budd

James Howard “Jimmy” Budd

James H, “Jimmy” Budd died April 7th 2026
Born April 5th, 1935 in Wilmington Delaware. He was raised in Cecil County Maryland, attended schools in Elkton Maryland and business college in Wilmington Delaware.

Mr. Budd Had been a diagrammer and supervisor for the Gypsum Division of the Georgia Pacific Corp. at the Wilmington Marine Terminal and was Warehouse Manager for them in Linden before moving to Ft. Lauderdale Florida in 1968. Mr. Budd was a field and warehouse supervisor and member of the International Longshoreman Association at the southeastern ports of Port Everglades, Ft Lauderdale, The old Biscayne Port of Miami and Dodge Island the new port of Miami, Fl. He semi-retired in 1978 and relocated to St Lucie County where he worked seasonal as a centrifuge operator for Tropicana Products Inc in Ft Pierce Fl.

Mr. Budd retired in 1987 to the family property he developed known as “OakKnot” located in the Suwanee River area of Old Town Florida. Mr. Budd joined the Loyal Order of Moose 1975 and was a member of Ft. Lauderdale lodge #983 and Suwannee River lodge #325. He was of methodist faith and expressions of sympathy may be made as donations to the Humane Society or the Salvation Army.

Survivors include his wife of 69 years Jeanette Basher Budd, Three sons James “David” Budd (Gloria), James “Wayne” Budd (Carrie) and “Jay” Scott Budd, three Granddaughters, one Grandson and three Great grandchildren.