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Submitted: 3/14/11 • Approved: 3/14/22 • Last Updated: 3/17/22 • R487821-G487821-S3
November 15, 1926 - February 14, 2011
Lillian Hussey Buckner, age 84, of Hot Springs, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2011.
She was born Nov. 15, 1926, at St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, to Isaac and Annie Gardner Hussey, and was a naturalized United States citizen. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Alan Hussey, and three sisters, Nell Snow, Frances Perry and Effie Hussey.
Lillian was a post-WWII "war bride," who worked as a civilian at Fort Pepperell in St. John's, where she met her husband, who was stationed there. They married in 1949 in Toronto, Ontario,Canada. Jim drove up from Shreveport, La., and Lillian took ship and train to meet up for the wedding.
Throughout her working life, she was a highly respected administrative assistant to such people as the United States Air Force Budget and Fiscal Officers in Newfoundland; in St. Louis, Missouri, to a future United States Senator; the president of CBS Radio KMOX; and modern language department heads at the University of Missouri-St. Louis; in Hot Springs to the dean of students at National Park Community College; at Hot Springs Savings and Loan; to the general manager of Magic Springs park; and in clerical and administrative assistant positions at Regions Bank/Arkansas Bank & Trust Co.
Lillian is survived by her husband of 61 years, James "Jim" Buckner of Hot Springs; daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Jon Beich of Seminole, Florida, and Lori and Larry Martin of Little Rock; granddaughters, Phoebe Moll of Lakeland, FL; Cecily Moll Romanosky, (Skip) of Orlando, Florida, and Laurel Moll , also of Orlando, FL; her sister, Mrs. Dorothy Adams, her daughter, Marion and son, Robert; grandchildren and one great-grandson residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, or Australia; her special nephew and niece, Duncan Snow and Judy Saunders; numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and her dear friend, Daphne Snow all from Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada; also family and friends across Canada and the United States.
The family would also like to recognize Lillian's special longtime friends, Mrs. Anny Pryor of Champagne, Ill., and Dr. Marion Holt of New York, N.Y.
She will be sadly missed by her family and friends.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Hot Springs, with Brother Tony Essner officiating.
Visitation will be held Thursday from 5-7 p.m.
Interment will be held in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Contributed on 3/14/11 by debbraszymanski
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