Danuil D. “Bud” Rivers Jr., 81, of Largo, Florida funeral service is 3:00 PM, Friday, January 16, 2015 at the 1st Baptist Church of Indian Rocks, 12685 Ulmerton Road, Largo, Florida 33774 with Pastor Jim Black, to officiate. The family will receive friends at the church from 1:30 PM until service time. Burial will conclude the service at the church cemetery, located on the church grounds.
Bud was born on July 3, 1933 in Plattsburg, New York to Danuil and Helen (Rice) Rivers and passed away at the Largo Medical Center on January 7, 2015. Bud was a retired driver for Dairy Mix INC., and moved to the local area from Schenectady, New York in 1959 and served in the US Army during the Korean War. Bud was very active at the First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks.
Bud is survived by his loving family: his wife of 59 years, Lydia Rivers of Largo, Florida; three sons: Jeff Rivers (Vicky) of Largo, Florida; Danuil Rivers (Michelle) of Dunedin, Florida and Richard Rivers (Jennifer) of Phoenix, Arizona; a daughters, Sheri Hopkins (Jason) of Las Vegas, Nevada; a brother, Ralph Rivers (Wanda) of St Petersburg, Florida; a sister, Evelyn Grebe of Pinellas Park, Florida; 8 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
Please send all floral arrangements directly to the church, prior to the visitation.
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I MISS YOU DAD SO MUCH.I KNOW YOU ARE IN A BETTER PLACE NOW AND AT PEACE. NO MORE SUFFERING.I HAVE SO MANY MEMERIES OF YOU THAT I WILL HAVE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.ENJOY ETERNITY AND I WILL SEE YOU WHEN I GET THERE.LOVE YOU DADDY
Dad, you finished the race with honor, you were so humble, thanks for all the life lessons, thanks for never giving up on me, thanks for always understanding, thanks for the love, thanks for accepting Christ into your life. I will see you in Heaven.
I miss you so much!
Dad you were the greatest father in the world, you were there for me in the beginning and I was there for you at the end for you. Its only a pit stop and I will see you again I loved you so much and think about you everyday. Thanks for being the greatest dad I could ever ask for! Thanks for all those special memories, thanks for being the greatest grandpa for my kids, thanks for being you. Love you and I will see you in heaven.
Many sympathies to you Jeff and your family. So sorry for the loss of your Dad. Patti
Uncle Bud, I will miss your humor, your grace, and your acceptance. You and Uncle Ralph became a father figure to me when my mom and dad divorced. I will never forget how you and Aunt Lydia took me on a trip with your family to Virginia to see Uncle Don, Aunt Pat and the family, and then on to New York to see Grandma and Grandpa. Thank you for being the man that you were. Looking forward to seeing you again on the other side!
I miss you SO much, grandpa. You are one of the people I look up to most, and I hope to be like you some day. You were the best papa I could ever wish for. You’re in a better place now. I can’t stress how great of a person you were. See you in heaven, sooner or later, when it’s my time, and I love you SOOOO much!!!
Rest in peace, Grandpa.
So sorry for your loss. He is at peace and pain free.
I am praying for your family and praying for the strength to help you through this difficult time.
I love you so much, Daddy. I can’t believe you are gone. It’s been almost a week since I’ve heard your voice and I miss you so much. I think about you all the time and see your smile and I know that you are with me. Thank you for being such a great dad and always being there for me. Thank you for all the great memories!!! I AM YOUR LITTLE GIRL ALWAYS AND FOREVER!!! I LOVE YOU!!!
I can’t believe you’re gone Grandpa. It’s not even been a week and I miss you like crazy. I miss you always joking around, and your same jokes whenever I’d call there. “If I was any better I’d be twins.” When I look over to your chair and see you not sitting there, the pain of you not being here anymore, starts all over.
There’s no doubt in my mind you went to heaven, and that your looking over me now. You struggled with lung cancer the last few years of your life, but that didn’t change you. Whenever I saw you, you always looked happy.
I can still remember December 19th, 2013. It was the day we got back to Florida after living in Las Vegas for a couple months. You didn’t know we were coming home, and we were on the phone with you when we pulled into your driveway. The look on your face was priceless, a memory I will cherish forever. Moving back to Florida was the best decision my family ever made. I’m so lucky I got to spend the last year of your life with you.
Rest in peace Papa. I love you❤️
Love you grandpa. Miss you so much. Rest in paradise im glad you don’t have to suffer anymore
Grandpa, words cant even explain how much i miss and love you. I am so sorry i wasn’t there to say my goodbyes but i know your looking down from heaven at me. I pray for you and grandma everyday. I pray on the bus. I pray before i go to sleep and hope you hear my prayers. You used to tell me heaven was made of gold and you can eat anything you want. Well I hope your walking around looking down on all the people that care for you from the gates of gold. You are no longer in pain grandpa. Thank you for being the best and always making me smile! I love you! Rest in paradise
sheri & family, I am sorry to hear of your loss. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers in your time of need. Thinking of all your family. Carolyn Garcia
Uncle Bud,
Just talking to you last Saturday, you sounded like you always did. Teasing me and telling me “you had a job for me” Of course I would take in your pants that were too big since loosing weight. So when Jeff called me early tues am I was not prepared for what he was telling me. That you had passed on. We will miss your great sense of humor, your positive attitude despite all you were going thru these past few years. There is no doubt in my mind you are in Heaven now free from all the pain and discomfort. We will miss you we miss you now, uncle bud. RIP. Love & prayers to one of the very Best! Mary Ann & Bill
Sheri,
Hugs and prayers are being sent to you and your family. I’m not sure I have the right words to comfort you, but I do know he will always be with you. Keep his smile in your heart, and his words in your Mind. They will comfort you.
Uncle Bud, we had many conversations in the past. We had some great laughs. But what I remember the most is our visit to Largo. The RV Park(Now gone) where Home Depot is off Park. We all got together at our (Uncle John, Aunt Betty, Uncle Angelo, Aunt Violia, Uncle Bud and Lydia. We had a great time. Most recently is are
phone calls and visits. Most visits were a hunt for a Duncan Donut Shop near Uncle Bud. Uncle Bud always
had coupons for Duncan Donuts. We will miss them days. Take care Uncle Bud your in Gods hands now.
Bud,my brother-in law, I`M MISSING YOU.
We had a great talk over the phone the morning befoe you passed on to a better place. You have been a very important friend
all through these many years to John and me. We did travel all together visiting your children accross country. Many times we
went to visit Debbie and Ron in Springfield as well as Michigan. I do remember how Lydia enjoyed the many traveling we done
together. Now rest in Peace and may God continue to Bless and comfort those you left behind. You have always been a
believer in the Lord and now you will see the Lord you had believed . P.T.L.
AUNT LYDIA; JEFF&VICKY; DANNY; RICHARD; SHERI;
I AM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. UNCLE BUD WAS ONE OF A KIND. I LOVED HIM VERY MUCH. I TREASURE THE MEMORIES THAT I HAVE OF HIM. I KNOW THAT HE IS IN HEAVEN AND NO LONGER IN PAIN.
ALL MY LOVE & PRAYERS;
Gloria Cappuccitti
Bud you were loved and will be so missed. I want to thank you for welcoming me into your family and home where we spent many wonderful family vacations. I want to mostly thank you for your greatest accomplishment….your daughter my wife Sheri. She is the most loving amazing mother and wife anyone could ask for. I know you are proud of her and all your amazing children. Such a wonderful job you did with them all. May you rest in peace Dad. Love and miss you always.
Grandpa, It doesn’t seem real that you’re gone. You are the best grandpa anyone could ever ask for. I love you so much and will miss your jolly personality,our inside jokes and all the memories we had from our florida vacations in the summer. I wish that we could have spent more time together but unfortunately we live to far away! Even though you were fighting lung cancer you still were always the same happy you! Its terrible that bad things happen to such amazing people, you didn’t deserve any of this. I know your probably up in heaven looking down on the family and free from any pain. I’m so glad you won’t have to suffer anymore. You were dearly loved by everyone and visiting florida will never be the same without you! I love and miss you so much. See you in heaven grandpa I love you! <3
Grandpa I will miss you so much but I’m happy that you don’t have to suffer anymore. I had so much great memories with you that i will never forget like when I was little and you would grip my hand tightly and I would try to get out. I love you so and miss you so much.
Miss you Uncle Bud,can’t really believe that you’re gone. You always made me laugh when you called my Mom ‘s house.No matter how you felt,you always said something to make us smile.You were just filled with love and wanted to share it and you did. If we could see you now we’d see someone very happy walking the streets of gold. No more pain,just peace. God bless you Uncle Bud-we’ll see you soon.Love,Nancy
Lydia & family, oh how our dear friend will be missed. He was a gentleman that gave himself to others. Yes, he will be missed by all. Our prayers are with you.
Grandpa it’s so hard to believe you are gone. I am so thankful we had the opportunity to spend time with you last month. Seeing you interact with Lily was truly priceless. I am sorry she will not get to grow up knowing you and your joking personality but I will be sure she knows all about you. I remember going to your house a lot as a kid. You were an amazing cook! You always knew how to put a smile on someone’s face. Thank you for being you and being a truly amazing man. I love you and find peace in knowing you are no longer suffering.
Uncle Bud missing you is hard thinking about you is easy, it’s only been a few months since I saw you wish I could of hugged you one more time. Love you miss you hugs
My sympathies to all in your time of loss. God Bless.
Dear Grandpa (Bud), I’m thankful that we were able to introduce you to Liliana in December. It was great seeing the two of you together and to get another glimpse of how you interact with the children in your life. The humor you shared always put a smile on everyone’s face. You have a wonderful family that loves you very much and I’m glad that I can count myself as one of them. I enjoyed the short time that I have known you and only wish that I could have known you better. Know that you will be missed. Rest in peace.
My deepest sympathy on the loss of your beloved father..The family is in my prayers..
I love you uncle bud, i know i didnt get to see you often but i love you ,I’ll miss you alot you were an amazing strong man.