Robert G. "Buck" Buckingham
By Staff Reports on Sep 17, 2013, at 4:00 AM
Paid Obituaries
Piguet Nora Yvetta Rudd Piguet went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 14, 2013 from her home in Owasso, Oklahoma at the age of 86.
87 of Tulsa, left this earth Saturday, September 14, 2013.
Robert G. “Buck” Buckingham was born November 18, 1920 in Tulsa to Henry G. and Roxie (Hodgin) Buckingham. He passed from this life Friday, September 13, 2013, in Tulsa at the age of 92. Buck was a life-long Tulsan and a 1940 graduate of Will Rogers High School. He attended The University Tulsa for a time before joining Spartan Aviation packing parachutes. In 1945, Buck entered the US Army and became a certified parachutist. After the Army, Buck joined the Tulsa Fire Department where he developed the fire hydrant maps for the city and served as Captain for much of his 25 years of service. Early in his Fire Department career, he worked as an electrician. That experience would eventually lead Buck to founding Buckingham Electric Co. He retired in 1989, but remained active doing electrical work until 2007. Buck was a long time member of Asbury United Methodist Church, where he participated in many Mission trips and was able to serve utilizing his electrical skills. He was a former member of the Tulsa Men’s Club, the VFW and was a Shriner. He was a forever member of the Good Ole Boys. Buck was preceded in death by his parents and in 2004 by his sister, Marguerite. He is survived by; his wife, Letha Lee; sons, Robert G. Buckingham, II and his wife, Barbara and K.J. “Buck” Buckingham; grandsons and their wives, Dylan and Emily, Mark and Tricia, Jason and Lisa Buckingham; 7 great-grandchildren; stepdaughter, Lindy Hazen and her husband, Gary; stepsons, Scott Musick, Jeff Musick and his wife, Rhonda; 7 step-grandchildren and 9 step-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 5- 7:00 pm, Tuesday, at Ninde Brookside Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held 11:00 am, Wednesday, at Asbury Methodist Church, Mason Chapel. In lieu of flowers, friends may contribute in Buck’s memory to Clarehouse, 7617 S. Mingo Rd., Tulsa, OK 74133 or www.clarehouse.org Ninde Funeral & Cremation (918) 742-5556 www.ninde.com This obituary was published in the Tulsa World on 9/17/2013.
Paid Obituaries
Piguet Nora Yvetta Rudd Piguet went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 14, 2013 from her home in Owasso, Oklahoma at the age of 86.
87 of Tulsa, left this earth Saturday, September 14, 2013.
