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Submitted: 5/6/22 • Approved: 5/9/22 • Last Updated: 5/12/22 • R511671-G0-S3
Joseph Alexander "Joe" Buckner
April 23, 1867-October 20, 1957
*Photo, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary
Pioneer Builder
J.A. Buckner, 90, Claimed by Death
Funeral services for Joseph Alexander Buckner, 90, a resident of Hereford since 1902, were held Tuesday afternoon in the Rose Chapel of Gililland Funeral Home with the Rev. H.V. Fields, Grace Gospel Church pastor, officiating.
Mr. Buckner died at 11 a.m. Sunday in Deaf Smith County Hospital after an illness of several years.
He was a carpenter and helped construct most of the early buildings, including the county jail, in Hereford.
Coming to Hereford from Missouri in January of 1902, he helped erect the second brick building in Hereford and worked on the Panhandle Christian College buildings. In 1904 he helped build the jail which is still in use.
He was born in Tennessee on April 23, 1867 and was married to Harriett Foos in March of 1889.
He became a Mason in 1891 and served as high priest of the Hereford Royal Arch Chapter for 15 years. He was a member of Knight Templars and a charter member of Khiva Shrine. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, J.J., and a daughter, Mrs. Verdie Cox, both of Hereford; 14 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren; a sister, Eliza Powell of Springfield, Mo., and two brothers, Louis of Springfield, Mo. and Ira of California.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 56th Year - No. 43, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, October 24, 1957, Page 1)
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Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name: Joseph A Buckner
Marriage Date: 11 Mar 1889
Marriage Place: Dallas, Missouri, USA
Spouse: Harrey F Foos
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Joseph Alexander Buckner
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 90
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1867
Birth Place: Tennessee
Residence: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Death Date: 20 Oct 1957
Death Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Father: William H Buckner
Mother: May E Holt
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