Pike County GaArchives Obituaries.....Rufus Alonzo Buchanan  November 24 1934
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The Pike County Journal, November 30, 1934

R.A. Buchanan Buried 
Sunday Near Zebulon
Was one of Pike County's 
Most Respected Citizens - 
Was Deputy Sheriff for 
Twenty-Five Years.

Funeral services for Mr. Rufus Alonza Buchanan, 81 years of age, were held 
from the Zebulon Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. O.C. 
Burts, pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev. G.H. Bailey, former pastor.  
Interment occurred in the Wood family cemetery, near his home.
Mr. Buchanan was probably one of the best known citizens of the county, having 
served as Deputy Sheriff of Pike county for twenty-five years and for a number 
of years served Pike county as coroner.
  At the time of his death he was operating his farm near Zebulon and was 
known as one of the best farmers in the county and up until last year had not 
grown any cotton on his place.
Mr. Buchanan died at his home Saturday afternoon after an illness of several 
months.  For a number of years he resided in Zebulon and gathered around him a 
long list of friends among both the young and old, who respected him highly 
during his residence here and after his removal to his country home their love 
for him continued as time began to bear down on his body.
Citizens of Zebulon were not the only ones to love and respect Mr. Buchanan, 
citizens in every nook and corner of the county were numbered among his 
friends as well as in Griffin, Barnesville, Thomaston and other points in this 
section.
His death brings sadness to this newspaper because of the close affiliation of 
the editor to Mr. Buchanan and it is our belief that it has always been his 
desire to do the things that were to contribute to the best interest of the 
whole county.  Our desire to express our feelings at this time is muffled by 
the sadness of our heart and we can only extend to the bereaved widow and 
children our heart-felt sympathy.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Mary Ella Wood Buchanan, he is survived by one 
daughter, Mrs. S.A. Weaver; four sons, Coley R., W. Otis, Joe S., and John H. 
Buchanan, all of Zebulon.


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