Obit

Most of you will remember the Reverend Buckhanan as part of the MHS maintenance crew and as the driver of the band bus. He put up with a lot from the band students over the years.

Rev. Charles D. Buckhanan WHITESBORO — Rev. Charles D. Buckhanan, 92, passed from this life to be with his Heavenly Father Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman, Texas.

Charles was born in Cooke County on June 25, 1915. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Geneva Buckhanan; their eldest son, Travis Buckhanan; his parents, William and Bonnie Buckhanan; one brother, Jack Buckhanan; and one sister, Ruby Holt.

He is survived by one son, Bill Buckhanan and his wife, Linda of Cripple Creek, Colorado; his daughters, Bonnie Henry Finch and her husband, George of Austin, Texas and Charlene Blevins of Whitesboro. Also surviving are one brother. Thomas Buckhanan and his wife, Wilma; one sister, Ruth Buckhanan of Whitesboro; and one niece, Connie Buckhanan.

His grandchildren are Travis Buckhanan Jr., Beverly Lee, William Dale Buckhanan, William Gregg Buckhanan, Cindy Hughes, Trey Henry, Danny Finch, Genie Finch, Geoffrey Blevins and Jeremy Blevins; three stepgrandchildren, several stepgreat-grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, along with several nieces and nephews.

Rev Buckhanan, a native of Whitesboro, was an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene, on the Dallas District, and throughout the state of Texas for 56 years. He served as an active pastor for 33 years of his life. In 1971, he retired to become head of maintenance and a school bus driver for 13 years in Whitesboro ISD. He was better known as “Buck.” His hobbies included gardening flowers and vegetables, raising rabbits and participating in the Peanut Festival. He had a wood shop, and also repaired and sold bicycles. He was a member of the Sherman Church of the Nazarene.