pThere will be no services or calling hours for John W. Buckland per his final wishes. Mr. Buckland died at the Samaritan Medical Center on April 18, 2016. He was 78./ppHe was born on July 4, 1937 in Anstead, WV the son of Herbert Lewis and Hetty Skaggs Buckland, Sr. He left high school in Marlington, WV to enter the military and was in the first class of graduates in the Air Force to receive his GED./ppHe enlisted in the US Navy in March 1955 and was honorably discharged in July 1958. He then entered the US Air Force in July 1958 where he worked on hydraulic missiles. He was honorably discharged in September 1966./ppAfter leaving the military, Mr. Buckland worked for Union Oil Co. as a crane and drill operator. He also worked for Faulkwire Construction as an equipment operator. Later he worked for several years for the New York Air Brake as a foundry worker until the foundry closed. He then worked as an ammunition security guard for Fort Drum until 2005 when he retired./ppSurviving is his wife Donna Buckland of Watertown, his children Mrs. James (Yvonne “Bonnie”) Wharmby of Rochester, NY, Teresa Cowort of Liverpool, NY, Carl E. Buckland of Watertown, John and Tasha Buckland of Denver Colorado, and John W. Buckland of Salem, Massachusetts, his three sisters Patricia “Pat” Fox of Ritman, Ohio, Mrs. Richard (Louise) Whitting of Texas and Gloria Jean Newhouse of California. Also surviving are eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A son Shirley Louis Buckland, and a brother Herbert L. Buckland, Jr. died before him. /ppThe family would like to thank the staff of Samaritan Medical Center and also the nurses in the ICU and on the 5th floor for their compassionate and personal touch when caring for our father, husband and grandfather. The family is truly grateful and your kindness will never be forgotten. /ppArrangements are with TLC Funeral Home, Inc. /p
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