James Earl "Buck" Buchanan^[1]

1936 - 2002  (66 years)

• Name	James Earl "Buck" Buchanan
  Born	29 Aug 1936	Bartley, West Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Nov 2002	Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	7 Nov 2002	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I145875	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Kermit Buchanan,   d. Bef 1 Nov 2002
  Mother	Nettie,   d. Bef 1 Nov 2002
  Family ID	F62756	Group Sheet

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Vickie Buchanan
  Family ID	F100571	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Katrina Yvonne Howard,   b. 25 Jun 1940, New Hanover County, North Carolina  (Age 83 years)
  Married	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	0060348
  Family ID	F54350	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 1 Nov 2002 - Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 7 Nov 2002 - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 1 Dec 2003. Robert Charles Atchley obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 1 Nov 2002. James E. ''Buck'' Buchanan August 29, 1936 - November 01, 2002 Birthplace: Bartley, West Virginia Resided In: Pigeon Forge Tennessee USA Visitation: November 03, 2002 Service: November 03, 2002 Cemetery: Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens James E. “Buck” Buchanan, age 66 of Pigeon Forge, died Friday, November 1, 2002 at the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee. Buck joined the United States Marine Corp in March, 1953, where he did his basic training at Paris Island, South Carolina. He was sent to Camp Pendleton, California for Advanced Combat Training, and then was sent to Korea for 14 months, returned with the 1st. Marine Division, then was transferred to San Diego as a Sea Going Marine. He served on the USS Meggis, then went back to Korea, Okinawa, and Guam for 2 ½ years before returning to Point Loma, San Diego, where he spent his last 6 months. While serving at Point Loma, Buck was in a naval movie called “Hellcats of the Navy”, starring Ronald and Nancy Reagan. He was their CO Driver for the film. He was discharged in 1957 and returned to West Virginia. He was a member of Edgemont Church of God, Newport, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his parents, Kermit and Nettie Buchanan, and brother, Timothy Buchanan. Survivors: Wife: Katrina Buchanan Daughter and Son-in-law: Vickie and Russell Stowers of Tazwell Step-sons: SMSgt. James M. Atchley of Little Rock Air Force Base, Robert C. Atchley of Sevierville; Ronald C. Atchley, Jr. of Morristown, Tennessee Granddaughters: Amanda Stowers and Kortney Atchley Sisters and Brothers-in-law: Beatrice and Donald Keene of Sword’s Creek, Virginia, Wanda Gholson of Arnold, Missouri, Shirley and Harold Dash of War, West Virginia; Betty and Cal Paige of Descanso, California, Brenda Pickrell of Smyrna Georgia Brother: Calvin Buchanan of Akron, Ohio Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law: Pansy and Sheller Johnson of Hampton, Tennessee, Johnnie and Kenneth Marks of Hampstead, North Carolina Special friends: Louise Mandrell, Sandy and Lou Weiss, Hubert and Anna Ruth Franklin Funeral service 7 PM Sunday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. James McFalls officiating. Interment 11 AM Monday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends 4-7 PM Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)