Alfred Lee “Chub” Pinkston, age 98, died April 22, 2011, at his home in Cedar Point.

A celebration of life service was 10 a.m. April 25, at Cedar Point Community Church. The Rev. George Lespagnard conducted the service.

Burial followed in Cedar Point Cemetery, near Cedar Point.

The son of Levi and Ethel (Houghton) Pinkston, he was born Jan. 29, 1913, on the family farm near Cedar Point. He graduated from Cedar Point High School and attended one year at Emporia State University.

He and Lucille Imogene Carrier were married March 26, 1940, in Wichita. She preceded him in death Feb. 21, 2005.

He worked on the farm and drove trucks for Crofoots. He was a Continental Bus driver for 15 years and logged 777,000 miles. During that time, he hauled troops to and from their destinations.

In later years, he was a cattleman and did custom farming. He loved horses and continued to ride the pastures and check cattle.

He is survived by two sons: Gary L. Pinkston of Cedar Point and Thomas L. Pinkston of Springfield, Mo.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers, “Bud,” “Cobby,” “Tack,” John, Ralph, and “Red” Pinkston; three sisters, Katherine Sharri, Mayme Smith, and Josie Foushee; and a great-granddaughter, Sierra Pinkston.

The family met friends 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Brown-Bennett-Alexander Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions to Cedar Point Community Church may be sent in care of the Brown-Bennett-Alexander Funeral Home, 201 Cherry St, Cottonwood Falls KS 66845. Condolences may be left at http://www.brown-bennett-alexander.com.