E.W. “Buck” Buckley, 89, of Silsbee, Texas, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Silsbee convalescent Center.
Buck was born on January 29, 1926, in Hemphill, Texas to Sally Nash Buckley and Walter “Red” Buckley.
Buck and Dorothy retired in 1986 and moved to the community of Plum Ridge on Sandy Creek, Lake Sam Rayburn. Buck was an avid outdoorsman, spending his time fishing, hunting, and gardening.
Buck worked in the oilfield for many years for Cormier Well Service. The last twenty years he served as Superintendent for Santa Fe International Drilling Company, working overseas in the Persian Gulf, Egypt, and Africa. Buck proudly served his country in the United States Navy as a member of the Aviation Unit Black Cat Squadron. His mechanical skills landed him on a VP 52 that conducted anti-shipping patrols at night in New Guinea.
Buck was also an avid fisherman. He spent many hours running trot lines and was quite successful catching the really “big” ones. He also loved to catfish with a rod and reel using “Catfish Charlie”. Fishing for crappie was also one of his favorite things to do. Hunting has always been important to Buck as well. He taught his sons and grandsons how to hunt at an early age. Even the last few years, he could easily climb into a deer stand.
Buck is survived by his sons, Jerry Buckley and his wife, Sheila, Kyle Buckley, and Richard King; daughters, Carole Favro and her husband, Terry and Jan Crowell and her husband, D’Wayne; sister, Ruby Botello and her husband Paul; twenty grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy Conway Buckley; daughter, Kaye Scott; sisters, Annie Bea Evans, Opal Casey, and Ruth Stanford; and brother, Roy Buckley.
Burial: Davis Cemetery, Colmesneil, Texas
Broussard's Mortuary, Silsbee, Texas
Buck was born on January 29, 1926, in Hemphill, Texas to Sally Nash Buckley and Walter “Red” Buckley.
Buck and Dorothy retired in 1986 and moved to the community of Plum Ridge on Sandy Creek, Lake Sam Rayburn. Buck was an avid outdoorsman, spending his time fishing, hunting, and gardening.
Buck worked in the oilfield for many years for Cormier Well Service. The last twenty years he served as Superintendent for Santa Fe International Drilling Company, working overseas in the Persian Gulf, Egypt, and Africa. Buck proudly served his country in the United States Navy as a member of the Aviation Unit Black Cat Squadron. His mechanical skills landed him on a VP 52 that conducted anti-shipping patrols at night in New Guinea.
Buck was also an avid fisherman. He spent many hours running trot lines and was quite successful catching the really “big” ones. He also loved to catfish with a rod and reel using “Catfish Charlie”. Fishing for crappie was also one of his favorite things to do. Hunting has always been important to Buck as well. He taught his sons and grandsons how to hunt at an early age. Even the last few years, he could easily climb into a deer stand.
Buck is survived by his sons, Jerry Buckley and his wife, Sheila, Kyle Buckley, and Richard King; daughters, Carole Favro and her husband, Terry and Jan Crowell and her husband, D’Wayne; sister, Ruby Botello and her husband Paul; twenty grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy Conway Buckley; daughter, Kaye Scott; sisters, Annie Bea Evans, Opal Casey, and Ruth Stanford; and brother, Roy Buckley.
Burial: Davis Cemetery, Colmesneil, Texas
Broussard's Mortuary, Silsbee, Texas
E.W. “Buck” Buckley, 89, of Silsbee, Texas, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Silsbee convalescent Center.
Buck was born on January 29, 1926, in Hemphill, Texas to Sally Nash Buckley and Walter “Red” Buckley.
Buck and Dorothy retired in 1986 and moved to the community of Plum Ridge on Sandy Creek, Lake Sam Rayburn. Buck was an avid outdoorsman, spending his time fishing, hunting, and gardening.
Buck worked in the oilfield for many years for Cormier Well Service. The last twenty years he served as Superintendent for Santa Fe International Drilling Company, working overseas in the Persian Gulf, Egypt, and Africa. Buck proudly served his country in the United States Navy as a member of the Aviation Unit Black Cat Squadron. His mechanical skills landed him on a VP 52 that conducted anti-shipping patrols at night in New Guinea.
Buck was also an avid fisherman. He spent many hours running trot lines and was quite successful catching the really “big” ones. He also loved to catfish with a rod and reel using “Catfish Charlie”. Fishing for crappie was also one of his favorite things to do. Hunting has always been important to Buck as well. He taught his sons and grandsons how to hunt at an early age. Even the last few years, he could easily climb into a deer stand.
Buck is survived by his sons, Jerry Buckley and his wife, Sheila, Kyle Buckley, and Richard King; daughters, Carole Favro and her husband, Terry and Jan Crowell and her husband, D’Wayne; sister, Ruby Botello and her husband Paul; twenty grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy Conway Buckley; daughter, Kaye Scott; sisters, Annie Bea Evans, Opal Casey, and Ruth Stanford; and brother, Roy Buckley.
Burial: Davis Cemetery, Colmesneil, Texas
Broussard's Mortuary, Silsbee, Texas
Buck was born on January 29, 1926, in Hemphill, Texas to Sally Nash Buckley and Walter “Red” Buckley.
Buck and Dorothy retired in 1986 and moved to the community of Plum Ridge on Sandy Creek, Lake Sam Rayburn. Buck was an avid outdoorsman, spending his time fishing, hunting, and gardening.
Buck worked in the oilfield for many years for Cormier Well Service. The last twenty years he served as Superintendent for Santa Fe International Drilling Company, working overseas in the Persian Gulf, Egypt, and Africa. Buck proudly served his country in the United States Navy as a member of the Aviation Unit Black Cat Squadron. His mechanical skills landed him on a VP 52 that conducted anti-shipping patrols at night in New Guinea.
Buck was also an avid fisherman. He spent many hours running trot lines and was quite successful catching the really “big” ones. He also loved to catfish with a rod and reel using “Catfish Charlie”. Fishing for crappie was also one of his favorite things to do. Hunting has always been important to Buck as well. He taught his sons and grandsons how to hunt at an early age. Even the last few years, he could easily climb into a deer stand.
Buck is survived by his sons, Jerry Buckley and his wife, Sheila, Kyle Buckley, and Richard King; daughters, Carole Favro and her husband, Terry and Jan Crowell and her husband, D’Wayne; sister, Ruby Botello and her husband Paul; twenty grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy Conway Buckley; daughter, Kaye Scott; sisters, Annie Bea Evans, Opal Casey, and Ruth Stanford; and brother, Roy Buckley.
Burial: Davis Cemetery, Colmesneil, Texas
Broussard's Mortuary, Silsbee, Texas
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