HCCF Announces New Scholarship Fund

The Corydon Democrat

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

     Thomas J. (Bud) Timberlake of Corydon has recently created a new scholarship fund with the Harrison County Community Foundation.
The Tommy, Sarah and Bud Timberlake Scholarship Fund will benefit graduates of Corydon Central High School who are accepted into a certified vocational training program or two- or four-year public or private institution of higher learning. The recipients of this scholarship fund must have attended Corydon Central High School for two years and have participated in a school-sponsored athletic activity for at least one year.

      Bud Timberlake is a resident of Corydon. He is a World War II veteran who earned three Bronze Stars in campaigns in Normandy, Northern France and Germany. He has been successful in business throughout his life, owning a restaurant, a used car lot and also Bud Timberlake and Son Inc., a local Sealtest dairy product distributorship.

       Timberlake’s wife, Sarah, died at an early age of an illness in 1958.

       The couple had a son, Tommy, born Oct. 26, 1943. He started working with his dad on the milk route when he was 9 and was in charge of the route by the time he turned 17. Tommy enjoyed competing in sports and working in the family business. Sadly, he died in a car accident near Corydon on July 4, 1961, just before the start of his senior year at CCHS.

       Bud Timberlake creates this scholarship fund with great memories of his family and his life in Harrison County.

      The Harrison County Community Foundation provided a matching gift to create this fund. Any additional donation is eligible for a dollar- for-dollar match, up to $25,000. Anyone who wishes to make a donation to the Tommy, Sarah and Bud Timberlake Scholarship Fund may contact the HCCF staff at 738-6668 or mail donations to the Foundation, P.O. Box 279, Corydon, IN 47112. Checks should be made out to Harrison County Community Foundation with the name of the fund in the memo line.