He was born Sept. 27, 1913, in Independence, son of the late Ohley and Anna Elizabeth Holmes Bucklew.
He worked in the lumber business and coal mines before taking a job at Sterling Faucet, where he retired after 20 years. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army.
At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife, Wanda Wigley Bucklew; two sons, Raymond Bucklew of Drexel, NC, and Foster G. Bucklew of Independence; a daughter, Renee Bucklew Martin of Independence; six sisters, Helen Rohr of Independence, Thelma McMillen of Arthurdale, Dolly Turner of Kingwood, Grace Baylor of Newburg, Edith Phillips of Provo, UT, and Louella Franklin of Corona, CA; two brothers, Dalton Bucklew of Morgantown and George Bucklew of Independence; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers.
Burial was in the Masontown Cemetery.
He was born Sept. 27, 1913, in Independence, son of the late Ohley and Anna Elizabeth Holmes Bucklew.
He worked in the lumber business and coal mines before taking a job at Sterling Faucet, where he retired after 20 years. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army.
At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife, Wanda Wigley Bucklew; two sons, Raymond Bucklew of Drexel, NC, and Foster G. Bucklew of Independence; a daughter, Renee Bucklew Martin of Independence; six sisters, Helen Rohr of Independence, Thelma McMillen of Arthurdale, Dolly Turner of Kingwood, Grace Baylor of Newburg, Edith Phillips of Provo, UT, and Louella Franklin of Corona, CA; two brothers, Dalton Bucklew of Morgantown and George Bucklew of Independence; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers.
Burial was in the Masontown Cemetery.
Family Members
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Noble Bucklew
1906–1987
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Helen M. Bucklew Rohr
1908–2006
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Hallie Bucklew Bucklew
1909–1994
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Anna Elizabeth Bucklew Trickett
1910–1989
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Louella Bucklew Franklin
1912–1997
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Edith May Bucklew Phillips
1915–1996
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Grace Samantha Bucklew Baylor
1916–2005
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Thelma Ruth Bucklew McMellon
1918–2008
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Harlen G. Bucklew
1920–1966
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Dolly June Bucklew Turner
1921–2011
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Marie Bucklew Chidester
1923–1972
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Dalton David Bucklew
1925–2015
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Mauceline Loraine Bucklew Lyons
1927–1978
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George Clark "Buck Bud" Bucklew
1930–2022
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