Daughter of BOONE & MANBY (AVANT) DILLARD.

Wife of FRANCIS MARION BUCHANAN
Children:
*Courtney Carl (1895 - 1971)

Obit - Gonzales Inquirer Feb. 14, 1952

Aged Wrightsboro Resident Dies; Services Sunday

Mrs. Fannie Buchanan, life long resident of Gonzales county and of Wrightsboro community, died Saturday at 3:15 p.m. in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Roberts of Lockhart, following a few days illness. She was 95 years, 4 months and 20 days of age having been born in this county on Sept., 20, 1857, and was one of the oldest citizens of the county.
Her parents were Nancy Aught, native Texan, and Boon Dillard of Tennessee. Seventy-seven years ago on June 22, 1874, she was married to F. M. Buchanan, who died on Oct. 23, 1925, and the couple had made their home in the Wrightsboro community where he was a prominent farmer. To them were born 14 children, four preceded her in death, two dying early in life and two sons, Joe and Ed a few years back.
At the age of 12 she joined the Presbyterian church and was a member for 82 years, the oldest living member at the time the Wrightsboro church was torn down some years ago.
The body was brought to Gonzales by Seydler funeral home Saturday afternoon where a prayer was held before going to Wrightsboro for services at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Baptist church there. Conducting the last rites were the Rev. J. C. Harris, pastor of the Wrightsboro church, and the Rev. Lawrence K. Brown, pastor of the Lockhart Methodist church. Interment was in the Wrightsboro cemetery with pallbearers being James Buchanan, Terrell Bozarth, N. B. Bozarth, Henry Klein, Cecil Thompson, Nookie Bozarth, Robert Buchanan and O. C. Logan.
Surviving Mrs. Buchanan are ten children; five sons, W. N. Buchanan, Smiley; J. M. Buchanan, San Antonio; C. C. Buchanan, Fort Worth; L. D. Buchanan, Gonzales, Morgan Buchanan, Wrightsboro; five daughters, Mrs. Max Thompson, Smiley; Mrs. Sally Bozaria and Mrs. Ernest Roberts, Lockhart; Mrs. W. Q. Moseley, Gonzales, and Mrs. Clifton Burnet of Wichita Falls.
She is also survived by 27 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, and lived to see three great, great grandchildren, the fifth generation of her descendants, born in the family.

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