E. "Buck" W. Buckley
January 29, 1926 - February 10, 2015 |
E.W. “Buck” Buckley, 89, of
Silsbee, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Silsbee convalescent
Center. Buck was born on January 29,
1926, in Hemphill, to Sally Nash Buckley and Walter “Red” Buckley. A native of Silsbee, Buck and Dorothy retired
in 1986 and moved to the community of Plum Ridge on
Buck worked in the oilfield for
many years for Cormier Well Service. The
last twenty years he served as Superintendent for Santa Fe International
Drilling Company, working overseas in the Persian Gulf,
Buck proudly served his country
in the United States Navy as a member of the Aviation Unit Black Cat
Squadron. His mechanical skills landed
him on a VP 52 that conducted anti-shipping patrols at night in Buck will be remembered by family and friends as a master domino player. He acquired this skill from his father, Pa Red. He knew exactly what dominoes all players were holding after the first play! Any time family got together, he would start a domino tournament. The last tournament he played lasted until nearly 3:00 a.m. Buck was also an avid fisherman. He spent many hours running trot lines and was quite successful catching the really “big” ones. He also loved to catfish with a rod and reel using “Catfish Charlie”. Fishing for crappie was also one of his favorite things to do. This past summer he was still fishing for crappie, even though he needed a little help reeling the big ones in.
Hunting has always been important
to Buck as well. He taught his sons and
grandsons how to hunt at an early age.
Even the last few years, he could easily climb into a deer stand. He would then be scolded for falling trying
to climb down, as he would not wait for help.
On one of the leases he hunted in Buck was also known for his witty remarks. Some of his favorites were: “get up, you’ll be in the way there” (if one of the grandkids fell down) or “I’ve had worse scratches than that on my eyeball” (if one of the kids came to hurt). Buck is survived by his sons, Jerry Buckley and his wife, Sheila, of Port Aransas; Kyle Buckley of Plum ridge; and Richard King of Navasota; daughters, Carole Favro and her husband, Terry, of Nacogdoches and Jan Crowell and her husband, D’Wayne, of Silsbee; sister, Ruby Botello and her husband Paul, of Willis; twenty grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy Conway Buckley; daughter, Kaye Scott; sisters, Annie Bea Evans, Opal Casey, and Ruth Stanford; and brother, Roy Buckley.
The family would like to thank
the staff of Gentiva/Odyssey Hospice for their care of Buck for the last eleven
days. Also, a special thanks to Jo
Reeves and her staff at
A gathering of Mr. Buckley’s
family and friends will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, February 12,
2015, at Broussard’s, Honoring Buck as pallbearers are grandsons, Floyd Buckley, Brett Crowell, and Travis Favro; nephew, Richard Butler; and special friends, Kenneth Powell and Larry Cooper.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
Wounded Warrior Project,
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