The Twenty-Third Psalm 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul;
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil for thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies.
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
for ever.

     Marvin Lee Buckner, 83, of Mexico, died at 11:45 p.m. August 25, 2003, at the Harry S Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia.

Mr. Buckner was born on August 17, 1920, in Hatton, a son of Benjamin Franklin Buckner and Evelyn Smallwood Buckner. On March 5, 1949, in Auxvasse, he married Alice Galbreath, who survives at the home. Mr. Buckner served in the U.S. Army during World War II and had been a farmer. He was a member of the Old Richland Baptist Church, Fulton, where he served as Trustee and also as a youth worker.

In addition to his wife, survivors include two daughters, Marnita Buckner, Mexico, and Pat Sallee and husband Percy, Burtonsville, Md.; a son, Micheal Buckner and his wife Troi, Mexico; a brother, Ralph Clark Buckner, Springfield, Ill.; a sister, Lula Glover and husband Wilber, Fulton; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 2003, at Pickering Funeral Home with the Rev. James Butler and the Rev. William Butler officiating. Visitation will be on Friday from 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Park.

Memorials may be given to the Parkinson’s Foundation, in care of Pickering Funeral Home, 403 N. Western, Mexico, MO 65265..

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