Paul Buckley
ALFRED--Paul Garrett Buckley, 81, of Alfred, Ohio passed away on September 28, 2009 at Kime's Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, following a brief illness.
He was born August 27, 1928 in Reedsville, Ohio the son of the late Charles Virgil Buckley and Wilma Whiteside Buckley.
Mr. Buckley was a member of the Orange Christian Church, the Coolville Masonic Lodge No. 337, the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Columbus, the Aladdin Shrine Temple, Columbus, Ohio, Order of the Eastern Star. He was a life-long farmer with dairy and beef cattle at Alfred, Ohio and worked in construction receiving for Blount Brothers, Inc., at DuPont, in Washington Bottom, West Virginia. He was a Licensed Practical Nurse and a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator at the Elmwood Nursing Home at Alfred, which he and his wife operated until 1975.
He is survived by his wife, Virgie Mae Swartz Buckley of Alfred; a son, Richard Mary Jo Buckley of Alfred; a daughter, Teresa Dan Davis of Cape Coral, Florida; a brother, Howard Buckley of Marietta; and sisters, Phyllis Ayers of Belpre and Mary Helen Humphrey of Parkersburg, West Virginia; grandchildren, Laura Ann Buckley of Albany and Wesley Alan Stephanie Buckley of Alfred; great-grandchildren, Peyton, Arianna and Max; nephews, Tom Humphrey, Tim Humphrey, Larry Swartz and Steve Swartz; nieces, Amy Fortney and Patricia Sherman; and several great-nephews and nieces.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Keith; and a sister, Darlene Buckley.
Calling hours will be Thursday, October 1, from 6-8 P.M.
Funeral services will be on Friday, October 2 at 11 A.M. at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home, 2817 Fifth Street, Coolville, Ohio. Graveside services will follow at Reedsville Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.
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