Clarence Buchanan

Waynesville-Clarence Alonzo Buchanan, age 92, died Friday, January 2, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

He was a native of Jackson County and a son of the late Cicero and Annie Bradley Buchanan. He was married to the late Bessie Rogers Buchanan who died in 1975 and was also preceded in death by a son, Roger Buchanan, brother, Paul Buchanan and three sister, Maxine Lowe, Helen Herndon and Ruth Suttles. He retired from Champion International. After retiring from Champion, he was the owner of Log Cabin Antique for 35 years. He was a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church and was in the National Guard for 11 years.

He is survived by a daughter, Dorothy B. Stevenson and her husband Joe Bob of Waynesville, two sons, Bobby Buchanan and his wife Sharon of Waynesville and Mike Buchanan and his wife Denise of Sanford, NC, one brother, Roby Buchanan of Canton, 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 4, 2004 at the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Homes with Reverend Tommy Carlisle and Reverend Steve Smith officiating. Burial will be at Piney Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at his residence.

Memorials may be made to Piney Grove United Methodist Church, Cemetery Fund, C/O Johnny Woody, 542 Reed Cove Road, Waynesville, NC 28786.

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