Bud's parents were Merritt Edward Samuel Zinn (Ed) and Evelyn Crumrine Zinn. He had one brother, Junior, who died in 1934, and a half-sister, Mattye.
He was first married on February 14, 1947, in Wichita, Kansas, to Joanna Patterson. They had two sons and one daughter. He and Doris Elaine Wilson were married in Richmond, Indiana, on October 31, 1958.
He was member of the Madison Avenue United Methodist Church in Derby, where he sang in the choir and acted as communion steward, as well as being a member of a men's group. He and his wife headed the United Methodist Church committee, which distributed commodity foods in their area. He also volunteered for the United Methodist Urban Ministries' Second Mile program, providing transportation to people living in shelters.
In 2001, he and Doris received their 25-year pins for volunteering for the American Red Cross. At the same time, they were presented the Community Enrichment Award from Sedgwick County, Kansas.
When Bud was in the US Navy, he served as chief hospital corpsman. Upon retirement from the Navy, he was a certified orthopedic assistant.
Family Members
Parents
Merritt Samuel Edward Zinn
1883–1937
Evelyn Marie Crumrine Willis
1903–1993
Spouse
Doris Elaine Wilson Zinn
1938–2020 (m. 1958)
Siblings
Edward Junior Zinn
1923–1934
John Allen Willis
1940–1994
Half Siblings
Mattye Pearl Zinn
1906–1923
