Helen Buckner
May 17, 1930 — June 12, 2016
Chico ~ Helen Buckner, 86, a retired teacher, went to be with our Lord Saturday, June 11, 2016 in Bowie.
Funeral is 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Cumby Cemetery. Family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Rev. Gary Demmitt will officiate. Pallbearers include Curtis Buckner, Todd Buckner, Mark Buckner, Jeff Buckner, Willford Buckner, and Brian Sheppard.
Helen was born on May 17, 1930 to Curtis and Bessie (Sims) Sheppard in Idalou, Texas. She was united in marriage to Harlan Buckner on March 21, 1953 in Denton. Helen was a teacher for Bridgeport ISD until she retired. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bridgeport.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother, Wallace Sheppard.
Those left behind to cherish her memory are her husband of 63 years, Harlan Buckner of Chico; her daughter, Jan Fletcher and husband Craig of Lebanon, Tennessee; her son, Randel Buckner and wife Delinda of Chico; her grandchildren, Stephanie Buckner, Whitlee Stewart and husband Chaz, Curtis Buckner and wife Whitney, Wes Fletcher, and Britlee Fletcher; her great grandchildren, Maddy, Creese, Cullen, and Juliet; her sister, Cletabel Irvin of Denton; other family members and a host of friends.
Hawkins Funeral Home, Bridgeport, Texas, 940-683-2211
www.hawkinsfuneralhome.com