I would like to thank everyone that responded to my question related to Scarbuba. The ones that seem to be the closest to the one I think was the correct one was that the word was not one word but two."Skarb Bub {Buba} meaning treasure-brother daily use would be "very good friend" Seems like a common greeting for a man that was very well liked. Thanks again Errol Schneegurt LI NY ESLVIV@AOL.COM