Sam "Bud" White Travis, Jr. age 74 formally of Rockvale, passed away Monday May 27, 2013. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Sam W. and Jennie Lou Hendrix Travis. He was also preceded in death by a brother Aaron Travis and sister Joy McDaniel. Funeral service will be 10:00am Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Brother Larry Guin officiating. Burial will follow in Cothran Cemetery with his nephews serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Rockvale Ruritan Club. Mr. Travis is survived by his wife of 53 years; Marie Crick Travis, sons; David and his wife Mary of Murfreesboro, Mark and his wife Suzy Travis of Shelbyville, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild, his sisters; Mary Ann and her husband Melvin Fann of Murfreesboro, Kathleen Donnell of Lascassas, Betty Lou Landon of Gruetli-Laager, Edna and her husband Clyde Davis, Willie Belle Cawthon , and Dorothy Clark all of Murfreesboro, and brother Charles and his wife Sara Travis of Murfreesboro. Mr. Travis was a member of Kingdom Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was a 1957 graduate of Rockvale High School and worked 37 years for Samonite Corporation. He was also a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Visitation will be 4:00 until 8:00pm Tuesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rockvale Ruritan Club in care of Bob Farris 9081 Concord Road Rockvale, Tennessee 37153. On line condolences may be made to www.woodfinchapel.com (615)893-5151.