James L. “Jim” or “Buck” Buckner, age 88, of Hot Springs, died Sunday, August 21, 2016.
Jim was born on February 10, 1928 in Haslam, Texas, the youngest child and only surviving son of James Thomas Buckner and Fannie Oles Buckner. On August 18, 1949, he married Lillian Hussey who preceded him in death on February 14, 2011. He was also preceded in death by his parents; and five older sisters.
A member of Piney Grove United Methodist Church, Jim served in the US Air Force and the National Guard. Upon his return from service, he attended Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana and became a Certified Public Accountant.
While stationed in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, Corporal Buckner (USAF) met his future wife Lillian, a civilian employee at Fort Pepperell. They married in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and set out for Shreveport, Louisiana. (Jim drove from Shreveport, and Lillian took ship and train to Toronto, the home of her sister.) Jim and the family later resided in Steeleville, Illinois; the suburbs of Ferguson and Florissant of St. Louis, Missouri and finally settled in Hot Springs in 1973. During his long career as an accountant and auditor, he was employed by Emerson Electric, Universal Match Corporation, National Rejectors, Arkansas Department of Human Services and several others before retiring in 2001.
His interests included astronomy, Civil War history, genealogy, automobiles and reading in his later years, especially his Bible. He and Lillian were also avid crossword puzzle enthusiasts.
Jim is survived by two daughters, Nancy Buckner Beich (Jon) of Seminole, Florida and Lori Buckner Martin (Larry) of Little Rock; three granddaughters, Phoebe Moll of Lakeland, Florida, Cecily Moll Romanowski (Skip) and Laurel Moll, all of Orlando, Florida; one great-grandson, Wyatt James Romanowski; numerous extended family in Louisiana, Texas and family by marriage in Newfoundland, Canada.
Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Hot Springs with Rev. Zach Roberts officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
The family wishes to acknowledge and give thanks to a very special friend and caretaker, Julie Bosson, caretaker Lana McBroom, and the caring staff of Arkansas Hospice.
Jim was born on February 10, 1928 in Haslam, Texas, the youngest child and only surviving son of James Thomas Buckner and Fannie Oles Buckner. On August 18, 1949, he married Lillian Hussey who preceded him in death on February 14, 2011. He was also preceded in death by his parents; and five older sisters.
A member of Piney Grove United Methodist Church, Jim served in the US Air Force and the National Guard. Upon his return from service, he attended Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana and became a Certified Public Accountant.
While stationed in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, Corporal Buckner (USAF) met his future wife Lillian, a civilian employee at Fort Pepperell. They married in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and set out for Shreveport, Louisiana. (Jim drove from Shreveport, and Lillian took ship and train to Toronto, the home of her sister.) Jim and the family later resided in Steeleville, Illinois; the suburbs of Ferguson and Florissant of St. Louis, Missouri and finally settled in Hot Springs in 1973. During his long career as an accountant and auditor, he was employed by Emerson Electric, Universal Match Corporation, National Rejectors, Arkansas Department of Human Services and several others before retiring in 2001.
His interests included astronomy, Civil War history, genealogy, automobiles and reading in his later years, especially his Bible. He and Lillian were also avid crossword puzzle enthusiasts.
Jim is survived by two daughters, Nancy Buckner Beich (Jon) of Seminole, Florida and Lori Buckner Martin (Larry) of Little Rock; three granddaughters, Phoebe Moll of Lakeland, Florida, Cecily Moll Romanowski (Skip) and Laurel Moll, all of Orlando, Florida; one great-grandson, Wyatt James Romanowski; numerous extended family in Louisiana, Texas and family by marriage in Newfoundland, Canada.
Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Hot Springs with Rev. Zach Roberts officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
The family wishes to acknowledge and give thanks to a very special friend and caretaker, Julie Bosson, caretaker Lana McBroom, and the caring staff of Arkansas Hospice.
James L. “Jim” or “Buck” Buckner, age 88, of Hot Springs, died Sunday, August 21, 2016.
Jim was born on February 10, 1928 in Haslam, Texas, the youngest child and only surviving son of James Thomas Buckner and Fannie Oles Buckner. On August 18, 1949, he married Lillian Hussey who preceded him in death on February 14, 2011. He was also preceded in death by his parents; and five older sisters.
A member of Piney Grove United Methodist Church, Jim served in the US Air Force and the National Guard. Upon his return from service, he attended Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana and became a Certified Public Accountant.
While stationed in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, Corporal Buckner (USAF) met his future wife Lillian, a civilian employee at Fort Pepperell. They married in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and set out for Shreveport, Louisiana. (Jim drove from Shreveport, and Lillian took ship and train to Toronto, the home of her sister.) Jim and the family later resided in Steeleville, Illinois; the suburbs of Ferguson and Florissant of St. Louis, Missouri and finally settled in Hot Springs in 1973. During his long career as an accountant and auditor, he was employed by Emerson Electric, Universal Match Corporation, National Rejectors, Arkansas Department of Human Services and several others before retiring in 2001.
His interests included astronomy, Civil War history, genealogy, automobiles and reading in his later years, especially his Bible. He and Lillian were also avid crossword puzzle enthusiasts.
Jim is survived by two daughters, Nancy Buckner Beich (Jon) of Seminole, Florida and Lori Buckner Martin (Larry) of Little Rock; three granddaughters, Phoebe Moll of Lakeland, Florida, Cecily Moll Romanowski (Skip) and Laurel Moll, all of Orlando, Florida; one great-grandson, Wyatt James Romanowski; numerous extended family in Louisiana, Texas and family by marriage in Newfoundland, Canada.
Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Hot Springs with Rev. Zach Roberts officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
The family wishes to acknowledge and give thanks to a very special friend and caretaker, Julie Bosson, caretaker Lana McBroom, and the caring staff of Arkansas Hospice.
Jim was born on February 10, 1928 in Haslam, Texas, the youngest child and only surviving son of James Thomas Buckner and Fannie Oles Buckner. On August 18, 1949, he married Lillian Hussey who preceded him in death on February 14, 2011. He was also preceded in death by his parents; and five older sisters.
A member of Piney Grove United Methodist Church, Jim served in the US Air Force and the National Guard. Upon his return from service, he attended Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana and became a Certified Public Accountant.
While stationed in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, Corporal Buckner (USAF) met his future wife Lillian, a civilian employee at Fort Pepperell. They married in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and set out for Shreveport, Louisiana. (Jim drove from Shreveport, and Lillian took ship and train to Toronto, the home of her sister.) Jim and the family later resided in Steeleville, Illinois; the suburbs of Ferguson and Florissant of St. Louis, Missouri and finally settled in Hot Springs in 1973. During his long career as an accountant and auditor, he was employed by Emerson Electric, Universal Match Corporation, National Rejectors, Arkansas Department of Human Services and several others before retiring in 2001.
His interests included astronomy, Civil War history, genealogy, automobiles and reading in his later years, especially his Bible. He and Lillian were also avid crossword puzzle enthusiasts.
Jim is survived by two daughters, Nancy Buckner Beich (Jon) of Seminole, Florida and Lori Buckner Martin (Larry) of Little Rock; three granddaughters, Phoebe Moll of Lakeland, Florida, Cecily Moll Romanowski (Skip) and Laurel Moll, all of Orlando, Florida; one great-grandson, Wyatt James Romanowski; numerous extended family in Louisiana, Texas and family by marriage in Newfoundland, Canada.
Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Hot Springs with Rev. Zach Roberts officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
The family wishes to acknowledge and give thanks to a very special friend and caretaker, Julie Bosson, caretaker Lana McBroom, and the caring staff of Arkansas Hospice.
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