Gary Lee Buckland Obituary (1943 - 2013)

Born Jul 03, 1943, Gary Lee Buckland attended Concordia High School in Concordia, KS. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Gary Lee Buckland.

Graduation Year	Class of 1961
Date of Birth	Jul 03, 1943
Date of Passing	Dec 23, 2013
About	Gary was born July 3, 1943, in Concordia, KS. He was the fourth and last child of Glenn Edward and Nellie Elizabeth (Duvall) Buckland. He had three older siblings — Betty Guipre, Marie Pue and Joe Buckland. He passed away on December 23, 2013 in Hamilton, MO, after a short illness. Gary was raised on a farm until about the age of 8. At that time Gary’s father gave up farming and bought a Massey Harris Implement dealership in Deshler, NE. Glenn, Nellie and Gary moved to Deshler, where they resided until Glenn died of stomach cancer in 1955. After his father’s death, Gary and his mother lived in Paris for a year as military dependents of his sister Marie and husband Eddie Pue. Following their return to Kansas, Gary finished high school at Concordia High School in 1961. He worked summers on harvest crews from North Dakota to Texas. Gary was married and divorced 3 times before he married April 22, 1999, to Judy Spiers, who survives him. He had 3 children from prior marriages. Two children preceded him in death — Troy Brian Buckland and Keisha Channel Buckland Reding. He is survived by 1 son, Erick Martin Buckland. He is also survived by grandchildren Ben and Toyann Buckland of Kansas and Arya and Sieren Reding of Arkansas, as well as his sister Betty, many nieces, nephews and cousins. For Gary, Cloud County, Kansas, was always the center of his known universe. It was home wherever he went in life. He was proud to be a 4th generation Kansan and a descendent of a homesteading family. He was proud of his family. He was a proud American, a proud Republican and a staunch supporter of Second Amendment rights. Gary was well-traveled, having lived in Paris and Spain. He traveled throughout Europe and worked i Algeria. He owned a bar, raised ostriches and owned a pay phone company. He always had a love for his preferred career of heavy equipment product support. He was a true salesman with a joke for every occasion and the ability to talk to anyone. Above all else, life with Gary was never boring. His motto was “adults are boring” and Gary was never boring. At Gary’s request, no funeral service will be held. He was cremated. A memorial was erected for him at Bethel Cemetery in Cloud County, Kansas. Please remember him with fondness and a chuckle for a joke told.