Enid Morning News (Used with permission)
Jerry was born to Fred and Sybil Hirst Buckminster and grew up on a farm in the Lahoma/Enid area. He served in the military before beginning a career in finance. Before moving to Chickasha, he was in the finance business in Tulsa and Lawton and served as an instructor of finance seminars. In 1970, he purchased Best Western Inn in Chickasha, operating it until he retired in 1998. He served as Chamber of Commerce board member from 1980 to 1982, was a member of Oklahoma State and National Hotel and Motel Association, Oklahoma State and National Restaurant Association, a board member for Chickasha Bank and Trust Co., and was a charter member of the USAO Century Club and the University of Oklahoma Athletic Foundation. Surviving are his wife, Benny; three children, Jerry Buckminster and Sandy Dedrick, both of Enid, and Cami Hulse of Tulsa; two stepchildren, Brad Park of Denison, Texas, and Jan Park-Bohn of Chickasha; two brothers, Dean Buckminster of Kingfisher and Glenn Buckminster of Norman; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant brother and one great-grandson.
Contributor: Jo Aguirre
Jerry was born to Fred and Sybil Hirst Buckminster and grew up on a farm in the Lahoma/Enid area. He served in the military before beginning a career in finance. Before moving to Chickasha, he was in the finance business in Tulsa and Lawton and served as an instructor of finance seminars. In 1970, he purchased Best Western Inn in Chickasha, operating it until he retired in 1998. He served as Chamber of Commerce board member from 1980 to 1982, was a member of Oklahoma State and National Hotel and Motel Association, Oklahoma State and National Restaurant Association, a board member for Chickasha Bank and Trust Co., and was a charter member of the USAO Century Club and the University of Oklahoma Athletic Foundation. Surviving are his wife, Benny; three children, Jerry Buckminster and Sandy Dedrick, both of Enid, and Cami Hulse of Tulsa; two stepchildren, Brad Park of Denison, Texas, and Jan Park-Bohn of Chickasha; two brothers, Dean Buckminster of Kingfisher and Glenn Buckminster of Norman; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant brother and one great-grandson.
Contributor: Jo Aguirre
Enid Morning News (Used with permission)
Jerry was born to Fred and Sybil Hirst Buckminster and grew up on a farm in the Lahoma/Enid area. He served in the military before beginning a career in finance. Before moving to Chickasha, he was in the finance business in Tulsa and Lawton and served as an instructor of finance seminars. In 1970, he purchased Best Western Inn in Chickasha, operating it until he retired in 1998. He served as Chamber of Commerce board member from 1980 to 1982, was a member of Oklahoma State and National Hotel and Motel Association, Oklahoma State and National Restaurant Association, a board member for Chickasha Bank and Trust Co., and was a charter member of the USAO Century Club and the University of Oklahoma Athletic Foundation. Surviving are his wife, Benny; three children, Jerry Buckminster and Sandy Dedrick, both of Enid, and Cami Hulse of Tulsa; two stepchildren, Brad Park of Denison, Texas, and Jan Park-Bohn of Chickasha; two brothers, Dean Buckminster of Kingfisher and Glenn Buckminster of Norman; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant brother and one great-grandson.
Contributor: Jo Aguirre
Jerry was born to Fred and Sybil Hirst Buckminster and grew up on a farm in the Lahoma/Enid area. He served in the military before beginning a career in finance. Before moving to Chickasha, he was in the finance business in Tulsa and Lawton and served as an instructor of finance seminars. In 1970, he purchased Best Western Inn in Chickasha, operating it until he retired in 1998. He served as Chamber of Commerce board member from 1980 to 1982, was a member of Oklahoma State and National Hotel and Motel Association, Oklahoma State and National Restaurant Association, a board member for Chickasha Bank and Trust Co., and was a charter member of the USAO Century Club and the University of Oklahoma Athletic Foundation. Surviving are his wife, Benny; three children, Jerry Buckminster and Sandy Dedrick, both of Enid, and Cami Hulse of Tulsa; two stepchildren, Brad Park of Denison, Texas, and Jan Park-Bohn of Chickasha; two brothers, Dean Buckminster of Kingfisher and Glenn Buckminster of Norman; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant brother and one great-grandson.
Contributor: Jo Aguirre
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