Son of Ebenezer Buck and Mary Ralston Buck.
Frank never married.

Obit

Frank Buck Died Thursday

Another good Bandera citizen answered the final summons on Thursday afternoon of last week, when death claimed Franklin Buck, aged 72, after an illness of several months. Funeral services were held at the Plummer Funeral Home in this city Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with interment at the Pipe Creek Cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. E.C. Ray and Rev W. A. Bowen, pastor of the Bandera Baptist Church. J. Marvin Hunter delivered a brief eulogy. Pall bearers were Vic Saul, L. E. Short, Thomas Smith, Albert Faris, Alfred Reinarz, and Billie Burns. Realizing that death was approaching, Mr. Buck several days earlier gave directions for his funeral, selecting his pall bearers, and requested that Revs. Ray and Bowen conduct the services, and that the writer make a talk during the service. His wishes were carried out fully.

Surviving are three brothers: Walter Buck of Pipe Creek, Dan Buck of Bandera and Robert Buck of Winans Creek; five sisters: Mrs. Laura Callahan of Pipe Creek, Mrs. Annie Callahan of San Antonio, Mrs. Hattie Newcomer of Pipe Creek, Mrs. Cora Mansfield of Bandera and Mrs. Mamie Buck of Bandera.

Franklin Buck was born at Rockport, Texas, November 16, 1869, the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Buck Sr., and moved to Bandera County with his parents in 1873, settling in the Pipe Creek community. Of the ten children in this family all grew up and remained here until death broke the circle of children when Ebb Buck, the eldest died last February, at the age of 79. The parents died many years ago.

The death of Ebb Buck last February brought sadness to all of our citizens, and this sadness was freshened in the latter part of August by the death of Mrs. Ebb Buck. And again the Grim Reaper strikes, this time claiming a third member of the devoted family, Frank Buck. For many years Mr. and Mrs. Ebb Buck, assisted by Frank Buck and their sister, Mrs. Mamie Buck, operated the Buck Ranch, the first guest ranch to be opened to the public in this community, a ranch which became very popular with Houston and San Antonio people who came to spend week-ends or summer vacations in our delightful region. The accommodations and table fare so appealed to these visitors that the quarters had to be enlarged several times and reservations had to be made far in advance of the season in order to take care of the crowds that came each summer. By his quiet courtesy and readiness to make all visitors at the Buck Ranch feel at home, Frank Buck became a general favorite with all of the guests. The many beautiful flowers, wreaths and sprays, which banked the casket in the funeral home and at the grave, some of them sent by friends in Houston and San Antonio, bore testimony to the esteem they held for the deceased--every flower a tribute of love for the man who was everybody's friend.

Early in February, when his brother, Ebb buck, was stricken and lingered for several days, Frank Buck sat by his bedside holding his hand and offering comforting words. The two brothers had never been separated and when the earthly tie that had bound them together for so many years was severed, Frank Buck, a sick man, could not withstand the shock of his brother's death, and began to fail rapidly. Two months ago he took to his bed, and all that tender hands of the devoted sister, and the faithful ministrations of the family physician could do was done for him, but to no avail. He quietly passed away last Thursday afternoon.

Frank Buck will be greatly missed in this community. We all realize that we have lost a friend, and a good citizen. Peace to his great soul.

J. Marvin Hunter

Published on the front page of The Bandera Bulletin, October 16, 1941.