Charles H Buck (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Charles Haskel Buck, son of John Charles and Vada Beatrice Henson Buck, was born February 13, 1922, near Lebanon, Missouri. He departed this life Friday, October 11, 2013, in Westwood Care Center, in Clinton, Missouri, at the age of ninety-one years, seven months, and twenty-eight days.
Early in his life, he was united in marriage to Nathaline Butler, and to this union two daughters were born.
In 1949, he married Norma Crabtree Compton, who preceded him in death in 1995.
In 1996, he was united in marriage to Juanita J. Goss.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; a son, Gary Evan Buck; a grandson, Antony Kane; two brothers, William Harold and Warren W. Buck; and a sister, Ethel Z. Cornelison.
Charles is survived by his wife, Juanita, of Waynesville, Missouri; two daughters, Peggy Bigler, and her husband, Dick, of Granbury, Texas, and Patsy Ann Kresse, and her husband, Joe, of Clinton, Missouri; eight grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren; twenty great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Pearl Wilson, of Springfield, Missouri, Bonnie Ervin, of Lebanon, Missouri, and Helen King, of Stockton, California; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
He was raised in Laclede County, Missouri, and attended Gannon School. He then graduated from Phillipsburg High School in the Class of 1940. As a young man, he worked for the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Lebanon and then did defense work and drove a Greyhound bus in Kansas City, Missouri, during the war years. For most of his adult years, he worked in the car business, both selling and buying. After he and Norma were married, they made their home in Tucson, Arizona, where Charles worked in the car business for several years. The family later lived in Wichita, Kansas, where Charles was sales manager for a car dealership for many years. Throughout his lifetime, Charles had also worked in real estate and in the insurance business. In 1984, Charles retired and eventually moved back to Lebanon, Missouri, to enjoy his retirement years.
Charles was raised in the Lee’s Summit Church of Christ, and was baptized at the age of fourteen.
He greatly enjoyed music, particularly Bluegrass, and played the guitar and banjo. As a child, he played music with his family, and then later played with other local instrumentalist at senior citizen centers and various places. He had learned good carpentry skills and bought, remodeled, and sold houses at various times. He possessed a delightful sense of humor and an outgoing personality and was always friendly. His family was very important to him and he especially enjoyed all of his grandchildren.
Charles was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, brother, and uncle, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and know that he will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by all of his family and friends.
Memorial donations to the American Lung Association may be made through the funeral home.
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