Samuel Beverely Buckles 1862-1929

BUCKLES, MCCOY, MAXLEY, WESTFALL, MONTGOMERY, DOWER, MOXLEY

Posted By: Volunteer-Karen DaPra
Date: 10/8/2002 at 10:25:10

OBITUARY

Samuel Beverely Buckles, son of Alexander H. Buckles and Maria Elizabeth McCoy, was born in Iowa, March 11, 1862, and passed away at the home of his brother, in Cantril, Iowa, January 11, 1929, at the age of 66 years, 10 months. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, one brother, Wilber Buckles, and two sisters, Dora and Sadie.

He leaves to mourn his loss two sisters Mrs. Libbie Maxley, Hillsboro, Iowa, and Mrs. Limmie Westfall, of Burlington, Iowa; one brother, Henry Buckles, of Cantril; two nieces, Mrs. Grace Montgomery, Hillsboro, Iowa, and Mrs. Jessie Dower, Kirkwood, Ill.; also, two nephews, Hoyt Moxley, of Kahoka, Mo., and Olin Buckles, of Des Moines, besides a host of friends.

After a short funeral service conducted at the home of his brother by Rev. W. A. Jacobs, his body was laid to rest in the Cantril cemetery.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 137 of Obit Book "A" found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in Oct 2000. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given.)

I am NOT related and am posting this obit for those who may find this person in their family history.

[Original Post 21 Nov 2000]