Loretta P Buckles, 85, of West Salem, Illinois passed away on Saturday November 11, 2023 in Olney, Illinois.
She was born April 18, 1938 in West Salem, IL to WallaceSwartzbaugh and Jane (Wells) Davis. Loretta married Clyde Buckles on November 19, 1955 at the Methodist Church of West Salem.
Loretta loved gardening, mowing, being outdoors, cooking, baking, and being a farm wife. She had a green thumb and a pleasant personality.
She was preceded in death by two sets of parents, her husband Clyde, and two half-brothers.
Loretta is survived by her children; Wanda Greifzu (Tom Bosecker), Dave (Norma) Buckles, and Phil (Doris) Buckles, 8 Grandchildren; Ryan (Jordyn) Greifzu, Rachel Greifzu, Whitney (Greg) VanWinkle, Andrew (Annie) Buckles, Bryce (Whitney) Buckles, Kendra (Brad) Sturgill, Abby (Austin) Buckner, and Haley McConnell, 14 Great-Grandchildren; Josie, Henleigh, Miles, Max, Rylan, Caleb, Chase, Harlow, Bryttni, Ramsey, Jaxson, Piper, Braxton, and Hendrix, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 11 a.m. at the Ingram Meridith Funeral Home of West Salem, IL with interment to follow at the Marion Cemetery.
Ingram Meridith Funeral Home, West Salem, IL
