Wife of Charles Buchanan.
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From the Jackson Progress-Argus, January 6, 1949.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Buchanan Held Saturday.
Mrs. C. W. Buchanan, one of Jackson and Butts County's best-known and beloved women, died Thursday afternoon at her home here. She was 83 years old and had been in declining health for some time but critically ill for only a few weeks.
Mrs. Buchanan was the widow of Charles W. Buchanan who died ten years ago and the oldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George W. Thornton, pioneer residents of Butts county. She was a woman of strong character and convictions, and exerted an uplifting influence in the community. Few person has as many friends among all classes. While her home was her shrine, she was actively interested in all religious and civic movements. She was a charter member of the Larkin D. Watson Chapter, U. D. C., the William McIntosh Chapter, D. A. R., the Mimosa Garden Club, The Jackson Club Corporation, the General John Floyd Chapter, U. S. Daughters of 1812 of Atlanta, and the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century. She was the oldest member of the First Baptist church of Jackson. She was also a fine business woman and assumed management of the Hotel Buchanan upon the death of her husband. Mrs. Buchanan has always been a great lover of flowers, and her gardens have been a source of joy to her neighbors and friends.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at Hotel Buchanan with Rev. Gaither Briggs, pastor of the Jackson Baptist church, officiating and burial was in the family lot in the city cemetery. Thornton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The pallbearers were L. M. Spencer, Levi Ball, A. W. Newton, Paul Tyler, Horace Bankston, J. P. Hunt, J. W. O'Neal, B. K. Carmichael.
Surviving Mrs. Buchanan are four sons, Thornton Buchanan, Memphis, Tenn.; James H. Buchanan, Jackson; Clayton W. and Joe D. Buchanan, Macon; one sister, Mrs. S. E. Andrews, Atlanta; five grandchildren, Misses Harriet and Sasa Buchanan, Jackson; Joe, Clayton and Anne Buchanan, Macon, several nieces and nephews.
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DAR marker
From the Jackson Progress-Argus, January 6, 1949.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Buchanan Held Saturday.
Mrs. C. W. Buchanan, one of Jackson and Butts County's best-known and beloved women, died Thursday afternoon at her home here. She was 83 years old and had been in declining health for some time but critically ill for only a few weeks.
Mrs. Buchanan was the widow of Charles W. Buchanan who died ten years ago and the oldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George W. Thornton, pioneer residents of Butts county. She was a woman of strong character and convictions, and exerted an uplifting influence in the community. Few person has as many friends among all classes. While her home was her shrine, she was actively interested in all religious and civic movements. She was a charter member of the Larkin D. Watson Chapter, U. D. C., the William McIntosh Chapter, D. A. R., the Mimosa Garden Club, The Jackson Club Corporation, the General John Floyd Chapter, U. S. Daughters of 1812 of Atlanta, and the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century. She was the oldest member of the First Baptist church of Jackson. She was also a fine business woman and assumed management of the Hotel Buchanan upon the death of her husband. Mrs. Buchanan has always been a great lover of flowers, and her gardens have been a source of joy to her neighbors and friends.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at Hotel Buchanan with Rev. Gaither Briggs, pastor of the Jackson Baptist church, officiating and burial was in the family lot in the city cemetery. Thornton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The pallbearers were L. M. Spencer, Levi Ball, A. W. Newton, Paul Tyler, Horace Bankston, J. P. Hunt, J. W. O'Neal, B. K. Carmichael.
Surviving Mrs. Buchanan are four sons, Thornton Buchanan, Memphis, Tenn.; James H. Buchanan, Jackson; Clayton W. and Joe D. Buchanan, Macon; one sister, Mrs. S. E. Andrews, Atlanta; five grandchildren, Misses Harriet and Sasa Buchanan, Jackson; Joe, Clayton and Anne Buchanan, Macon, several nieces and nephews.
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Wife of Charles Buchanan.
DAR marker
From the Jackson Progress-Argus, January 6, 1949.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Buchanan Held Saturday.
Mrs. C. W. Buchanan, one of Jackson and Butts County's best-known and beloved women, died Thursday afternoon at her home here. She was 83 years old and had been in declining health for some time but critically ill for only a few weeks.
Mrs. Buchanan was the widow of Charles W. Buchanan who died ten years ago and the oldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George W. Thornton, pioneer residents of Butts county. She was a woman of strong character and convictions, and exerted an uplifting influence in the community. Few person has as many friends among all classes. While her home was her shrine, she was actively interested in all religious and civic movements. She was a charter member of the Larkin D. Watson Chapter, U. D. C., the William McIntosh Chapter, D. A. R., the Mimosa Garden Club, The Jackson Club Corporation, the General John Floyd Chapter, U. S. Daughters of 1812 of Atlanta, and the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century. She was the oldest member of the First Baptist church of Jackson. She was also a fine business woman and assumed management of the Hotel Buchanan upon the death of her husband. Mrs. Buchanan has always been a great lover of flowers, and her gardens have been a source of joy to her neighbors and friends.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at Hotel Buchanan with Rev. Gaither Briggs, pastor of the Jackson Baptist church, officiating and burial was in the family lot in the city cemetery. Thornton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The pallbearers were L. M. Spencer, Levi Ball, A. W. Newton, Paul Tyler, Horace Bankston, J. P. Hunt, J. W. O'Neal, B. K. Carmichael.
Surviving Mrs. Buchanan are four sons, Thornton Buchanan, Memphis, Tenn.; James H. Buchanan, Jackson; Clayton W. and Joe D. Buchanan, Macon; one sister, Mrs. S. E. Andrews, Atlanta; five grandchildren, Misses Harriet and Sasa Buchanan, Jackson; Joe, Clayton and Anne Buchanan, Macon, several nieces and nephews.
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DAR marker
From the Jackson Progress-Argus, January 6, 1949.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Buchanan Held Saturday.
Mrs. C. W. Buchanan, one of Jackson and Butts County's best-known and beloved women, died Thursday afternoon at her home here. She was 83 years old and had been in declining health for some time but critically ill for only a few weeks.
Mrs. Buchanan was the widow of Charles W. Buchanan who died ten years ago and the oldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George W. Thornton, pioneer residents of Butts county. She was a woman of strong character and convictions, and exerted an uplifting influence in the community. Few person has as many friends among all classes. While her home was her shrine, she was actively interested in all religious and civic movements. She was a charter member of the Larkin D. Watson Chapter, U. D. C., the William McIntosh Chapter, D. A. R., the Mimosa Garden Club, The Jackson Club Corporation, the General John Floyd Chapter, U. S. Daughters of 1812 of Atlanta, and the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century. She was the oldest member of the First Baptist church of Jackson. She was also a fine business woman and assumed management of the Hotel Buchanan upon the death of her husband. Mrs. Buchanan has always been a great lover of flowers, and her gardens have been a source of joy to her neighbors and friends.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at Hotel Buchanan with Rev. Gaither Briggs, pastor of the Jackson Baptist church, officiating and burial was in the family lot in the city cemetery. Thornton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The pallbearers were L. M. Spencer, Levi Ball, A. W. Newton, Paul Tyler, Horace Bankston, J. P. Hunt, J. W. O'Neal, B. K. Carmichael.
Surviving Mrs. Buchanan are four sons, Thornton Buchanan, Memphis, Tenn.; James H. Buchanan, Jackson; Clayton W. and Joe D. Buchanan, Macon; one sister, Mrs. S. E. Andrews, Atlanta; five grandchildren, Misses Harriet and Sasa Buchanan, Jackson; Joe, Clayton and Anne Buchanan, Macon, several nieces and nephews.
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