Rickey Buckner Obituary

Rickey Buckner attended Clyde A Erwin High School in Asheville, NC. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Rickey Buckner.

Graduation Year	Class of 1971
Date of Passing	Oct 12, 1998
About	Coleman Richard 'Rickey' Buckner, 45, a loving son, husband, father and brother, of 320 Green Valley Road, Leicester, died Monday, Oct. 12, 1998 as a result of an accident on his farm. A native of Madison County, he was the son of Coleman and Doris Teague Buckner. He was a life-long dairy farmer. He was a member of Newfound Baptist Church and was a graduate of Erwin High School. He was a former Asst. Chief of the Leicester Volunteer Fire Department and former State President of the FFA. He was well known in the area for his support of and participation in Dairy and Holstein activities. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Janice Martin Buckner; children, Christy, Julie and Jeffrey, of the home; two sisters, Anne Puckridge and Debbie Patton, of Leicester and he was preceded in death by a daughter, Laura in 1976. Services will be 2 pm Thursday in Newfound Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Charles Phillips and Rev. Mark Ball. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 pm Wednesday at Groce Funeral Home, where Mr. Buckner will remain until placed in the church thirty minutes prior to the service. At other times the family will be at the home of his parents. Memorials may be made to the Family Life Center of Newfound Baptist Church, P.O. Box 6, Leicester, NC 28748.