Truman C. Bigham, Jr.

Truman C. "Buck" Bigham, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Truman C. Bigham of Gainesville, Florida, was born on September 10, 1928, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was taken from us on March 22, 2026. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 6, at Central Christian Church, 4901 Lakeshore Dr. with Steve Mansen officiating.

Buck attended school in Gainesville and graduated from the University of Florida’s School of Architecture with the class of 1951. In college he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and the Student Builders Association, and he received his Reserve Officers commission in the United States Army.

In 1950 he married Sue Graves Barton of Georgetown, Kentucky. Following graduation, he worked in the construction division of E.I. DuPont in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Newark, Delaware before moving to Texas, where he joined Alamo Steel and Machine Co. in 1954.

Buck served as President of Alamo Steel and was a part owner of the company, where he enjoyed 38 years of dedicated service until his retirement. He also served as a director on the boards of Interfirst Bank and First Republic Bank and on the department advisory board of T.S.T.I. A longtime member of the Texas Structural Steel Institute, he served as its president and secretary. He was a company representative of the American Institute of Steel Construction (A.I.S.C.) and generously volunteered his time with the Service Corps of Retired Executives, mentoring future business owners. He was a past member of the Rotary Club, worked with several Boy Scout troops, belonged to Waco’s 873 Engineering Aviation Battalion, served as president of the Landen Branch Neighborhood Association, and enjoyed his membership in the Woodworkers of Waco.

In 2009 Buck was given a second chance at love when he married Deanne G. Little.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Sue B. Bigham; his wife of 15 years, Deanne G. Bigham; and his son-in-law, Michael Murray.

He is survived by his daughters, Jan Murray and her husband Bill Beard, and Susan Bigham and her husband Mark Wagaman; four grandchildren, Christopher Harclerode, Brian Harclerode, Lindsey Murray, and Katherine McCandless; and five great-grandchildren, Collin Murray, Brittany Harclerode, Lyla Springer, Hannah Harclerode, and Joy Harclerode. He is also survived by Deanne’s daughters, Susan Ellison and Diane Ward.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dick Taylor and Jim Young of Waco, Bill Beard and Mark Wagaman of Arizona, Christopher Harclerode of Fulshear, TX, and Brian Harclerode of Edmond, OK.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central Christian Church. The family invites you to leave a message or memory of Buck on his Memorial Guestbook at www.WHBfamily.com