McMinnville resident and Todd County, Ky., native C.R. “Bud” Traughber Jr., 79, was born Dec. 17, 1938 and died April 10 at Saint Thomas River Park Hospital following an eight-month illness. Retired from Nashville Machine Company, a member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a member of the Senior Bowling League, and sang with the Caravan Church Group, he was the son of the late Carney R. and Nettie May Keel Traughber. He was married to Merilyn Griffith Traughber, who preceded him in death April 20, 2010.