Buckalew, Howard Taft

Passed: 1986-04-04

Age: 77

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1986-04-08

Information: Howard Taft Buckalew, 77, of Dunbar, died Friday in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness.  He was the father of Mrs. Detra Floyd of Ravenswood.  He was a retired employee of ABCC with eight years' service and Dunbar Glass with 30 years' service.  He attended All Saints Episcopal Church, South Charleston, and was an Army veteran of World War II.  He was a lifelong resident of Dunbar.  Also surviving:  wife, Lillie Means Buckalew,; son, William T. of Dunbar; stepson, Everett Means of Dunbar; brothers, Erman of Dunbar, Parvin of Beckley; sisters, Mrs. Audry Jividen of Dunbar, Mrs. Cora Kessell of Charleston; two grandchildren.  Services were held Monday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Arthur Chard officiating.  Burial was in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens.                   Born November 13, 1908