Beckham County, OK - Obits:  James Harrison Buckner, 1929
Tuesday, January 20, 2004

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BUCKNER, JAMES HARRISON
 
B. 28 Nov 1851
D. 25 Sep 1929
Carter Cemetery
Beckham Co OK
H/O Emma (Yandell)
 
James Harrison Buckner was born in
Arkansas, Nov. 18, 1851 died at his
home at Carter, Okla., Sept. 25, 1929.
Age 77 hears.  Funeral services will be
held at Carter Sept. 17, 1929 at 4:00
p. m.  Interment will be mad in Car-
ter Cemetery.  Gentry-Killough funeral
directors in charge.
 
Elk City News  26 Sep 1929
 
  Mr. J. H. Buckner, pioneer of
Carter, passed away suddenly
Wednesday night.  Mr. Buckner
was born in Missouri in 1846.
While a young man he married 
Miss Emma Yandell.  He moved
to Carter thirty years ago and
has made this his home since.
Two years after he moved to 
Carter his wife died; leaving him
five children to rear.
  About a month ago, Mr. Buck-
ner fell and injured several ribs,
but he had almost recovered from
the injury.  Wednesday night
when he sat a the supper table
he was feeling fine, but before he
finished the meal he spoke of
having a pain in his temple, and
in about two minutes, he was un-
contious.  A doctor was sum-
moned at once, but he was past
all earthly aid.  He died at 11 
o'clock Wednesday night.  He
leaves to mourn his death a
daughter, Mrs. Davis and four
sons, Earnest, Melford, Brough
and Clyde.
  Funeral services will be held at
the Carter cemetery this after-
noon (Friday) at 4 o'clock.
 
Carter Express 27 Sep 1929.