CHARLES GLENN BUCKLAND, 68, OF TORNADO DIED SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1997 AT HOME AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.
HE WAS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR FOR WEST VIRGINIA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY IN CHARLESTON WITH 31 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE MCCORKLE FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH AND A MEMBER OF LABORERS UNION LOCAL 1353.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS: WIFE: LOIS; 1 SON: BILLY C. BUCKLAND OF SPRING HILL, WV; 4 DAUGHTERS: SANDRA KAY BUCKLAND OF ST. ALBANS, WV; DIANA BENTLEY OF ST. ALBANS, WV; BARBARA LEKAS OF ST. ALBANS, WV; CHERYL ANN HIGHLAND OF ST. ALBANS, WV; 4 SISTERS: BARBARA ANN COCHRAN OF MARMET, WV; BETTY GRACE HUDNALL OF CHARLESTON, WV; JACKIE SUE STUMBO OF HOUSTON, TX; AMANDA H. RECKAR OF MORGANTOWN, WV; 1 BROTHER: RICHARD CLYDE BUCKLAND OF MORGANTOWN, WV; 8 GRANDCHILDREN; 2 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
SERVICE WILL BE 2 PM SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, WITH REV. ROE SMITH AND REV. BRUCE KEELING OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN GRACELAND MEMORIAL PARK, SOUTH CHARLESTON. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1997 FROM 6 TO 8 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME.