EUTAWVILLE, SC - Albert E. "Bud" Snyder, longtime pest control industry professional, died on April 26. He was 91.
A WWII Navy veteran, Bud graduated from Penn State in 1951 with BS degrees in education and entomology. After stints with Truly Nolen, Orkin and Terminix, Snyder and wife Lil purchased Walterboro, S.C.-based Palmetto Exterminators in 1976. They operated the business until 1999, when they retired. Bud was a two-term president of the SC Pest Control Association in 1989 and 1990. He was inducted into the South Carolina Pest Control Hall of Fame in 1992 and was a 1993 PCT/Syngenta Crown Leadership Award honoree.
Bud is survived by his wife, Lillian "Lil" Snyder of the home; sons, Bruce (Nan Gelhard) Snyder of Akron, OH, Barry (Barbara) Snyder of Birdsboro, PA, Brett (Susan) Snyder of Gap, PA, Lance (Tara) Snyder of Charleston, and Bert (Katherine) Snyder of Hollywood, SC; sister, Gay Richards of Alburtis, PA; and grandchildren, John Albert, Christina, Hudson, Carly, Braxton, Brent, and Asa; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, Bruce Snyder, and his sister, Jeanne Steward
Memorials may be made to Holly Hill United Methodist Church, PO Box 398, Holly Hill, SC 29059. Send messages to the family at www.avingerfh.com. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/charleston/obituary.aspx?n=albert-snyder-bud&pid=185248979#sthash.I8q60ape.dpuf
(Pictured: Lil and Bud Snyder in front of the Palmetto Exterminators sign.)