Obituary for William Easley "Bill" Buchanan
William E. “Bill” Buchanan, 78, of Fort Smith passed away on Friday May 10, 2019 in local hospital. He was born March 12, 1941 in Halifax County, VA to James and Eva (Conner) Buchanan. Bill was a member of the Church of Christ and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. While stationed at Fort Chaffee in 1964 he met and married his wife Sherrell Stallings.
Bill had many interest and many friends. He was a volunteer at the Barber Shop and Military Museum at the Fort Chaffee Re-Development and was a driver for the Fort Smith Trolley Museum. Bill loved being involved with “living history” projects through the National Historic Site and beyond. One of his favorites was to portray a U.S. Marshall for the Western District of Arkansas. Bill was a member of the Harris Hanna VFW Post 6527 in Greenwood, the Vietnam Veteran Chapter 467 at Fort Chaffee and the General Richard M. Gano Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans, local camp.
Bill is survived by his wife, Sherrell; one son, Robert Buchanan and his wife Carol; one daughter, Catherine Grassi and her husband Tim; grandchildren, Emily and J. Adam Buchanan; one brother, Douglas Buchanan and his wife Ann; a sister-in-law, Karen Winters and her husband Greg; several nieces, nephews and many friends including his beloved grand dog, “Alex”.
Funeral service will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday May 14, 2019 at Ocker-Putman Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith with burial in Mt. Harmony Cemetery in Greenwood with military honors.
The Family will visit with friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Steve Slater, Jimmy House, David Fladd, Daniel Romo, Rick Williams and Stuart Cannefax. Honorary pallbearers will be Greg Winters, Kenneth Coleman, Bob Pennebaker, Rod Williamson, Pat Scheurer, Cody Faber and Kim Bercher.
The Family sincerely “thanks” all the doctors and nurses from ICU 4 West at Baptist Health Hospital and especially the nurses at Heart of Hospice on the 6th Floor.
Bill had many interest and many friends. He was a volunteer at the Barber Shop and Military Museum at the Fort Chaffee Re-Development and was a driver for the Fort Smith Trolley Museum. Bill loved being involved with “living history” projects through the National Historic Site and beyond. One of his favorites was to portray a U.S. Marshall for the Western District of Arkansas. Bill was a member of the Harris Hanna VFW Post 6527 in Greenwood, the Vietnam Veteran Chapter 467 at Fort Chaffee and the General Richard M. Gano Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans, local camp.
Bill is survived by his wife, Sherrell; one son, Robert Buchanan and his wife Carol; one daughter, Catherine Grassi and her husband Tim; grandchildren, Emily and J. Adam Buchanan; one brother, Douglas Buchanan and his wife Ann; a sister-in-law, Karen Winters and her husband Greg; several nieces, nephews and many friends including his beloved grand dog, “Alex”.
Funeral service will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday May 14, 2019 at Ocker-Putman Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith with burial in Mt. Harmony Cemetery in Greenwood with military honors.
The Family will visit with friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Steve Slater, Jimmy House, David Fladd, Daniel Romo, Rick Williams and Stuart Cannefax. Honorary pallbearers will be Greg Winters, Kenneth Coleman, Bob Pennebaker, Rod Williamson, Pat Scheurer, Cody Faber and Kim Bercher.
The Family sincerely “thanks” all the doctors and nurses from ICU 4 West at Baptist Health Hospital and especially the nurses at Heart of Hospice on the 6th Floor.