Tina Buzzard

(From Parker Mortuary)

Christina Marie “Tina” Buzzard, age 63, Diamond, MO, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at Freeman West after a courageous battle with cancer.

Tina was born July 10, 1960 in Santa Monica, CA, daughter of the late, Leonard Gary Miller and Ramona (Linn) Andrews. She graduated from Parkwood High School and was a homemaker. 

She loved her family and taking care of her family. She was passionate about studying Genealogy and photography. She loved taking pictures of animals and nature. She would take pictures of people and their interaction with nature and give them the prints to enjoy. She also gathered years of information on her family which she enjoyed very much. She was a friend to all and will be greatly missed by many.

In addition to her parents, Tina was preceded in death by her brother, Gary Miller.

Survivors include her husband, Kyle S. Buzzard whom she married March 5, 1995 in Las Vegas, NV; son, Nicholas “Nick” Ruehle of Oronogo, MO; daughter, Jennifer (Chituck) Hurley of Joplin; stepsons, Shawn Buzzard and Brad Buzzard both of Diamond; five grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Parker Mortuary. No services are planned at this time.