Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Buckles, Dale Lee September 3, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, September 6, 2005
     Dale Lee Buckles, 58, a lifelong resident of The Dalles, died at the 
local hospital on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005.
     He was born in The Dalles on July 31, 1947, the first of four children to 
Glen Lee and Dorothy Lucille (Clay) Buckles. He was raised in The Dalles and 
attended The Dalles High School.
     After high school, he went to California to work. Later he went into the 
U.S. Army for service in the Vietnam War. Upon returning from the Army he 
worked many jobs with his father as a roofer and general laborer. He met Laura 
Jester and they married Aug. 3, 1972 at the Community Church in Wishram.
     He was a member of Solid Rock Community Church. He was a youth sports 
coach, Scout master for troop 749, merit badge counselor, he volunteered at 
Camp Baldwin, and was area coordinator for hunter education.  He enjoyed 
reading, hunting, bowling, he loved his dogs, and was a big baseball fan.
     He is survived by his wife, Laura, The Dalles; a son Donald, The Dalles; 
a daughter Amy and her husband Harry Bednarczyk and their daughter Hannah, all 
of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; a brother, Darrell Buckles; a sister Glenda; his 
father Glen Buckles and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death 
by his mother, Dorothy Buckles and his sister Grace Alford.
     At his request, there will be no public services. Private cremation 
provided by Win-Quatt Crematory in The Dalles. Spencer, Libby and Powell 
Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
     In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Boy Scouts of America, 111 E 
5th St., The Dalles, OR 97058 or American Diabetes Association, 380 SE Spokane 
St. #110, Portland OR 97202.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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