Obituary of A. Irene Buchanan

A. Irene Buchanan, 90, of 3017 Garfield Rd., passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016, in her home. She was born October 29, 1925 in Tidioute, PA, a daughter of the late Carl M. and Edna R. McGuckin Johnson. An area resident since 1952, Irene graduated from Tidioute High School in 1940. Before her retirement she was employed by the Heritage Park Nursing Home for many years. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and its Lael Fellowship Sunday School Class. She enjoyed her family, church, and in earlier years camping. She is survived by her daughter Linda Buchanan, a son William Buchanan, both of Jamestown, four grandchildren Timothy (Michelle) Loucks of Lockport, NY, William (Rita) Buchanan of Dickenson, TX, Michele (Brian) Shoobridge of Warren, PA, Nicole Buchanan of Niagara Falls, NY, five great- grandchildren Marylynn Buchanan, Cooper Loucks, Lauren Buchanan, Ian and Shawn Shoobridge, two sisters Edith McKillip of Jamestown, Ruth Jackson of Warren, PA, and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her step-father Lawrence Johnson, who raised her , and died in 1968, her husband, Clayton A. "Archie" Buchanan, whom she married January 14, 1955 in the 1st Baptist Church, and who passed away Nov. 14, 2002, four brothers, Carl, Lawrence, William, and John Johnson, and 2 sisters Jane Bannister and Elizabeth Nicholson. A memorial service will be held at 12 noon Saturday, April 23, 2016, in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. James Read, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church, will be officiating. Friends will be received for one hour prior to the service, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday, in the funeral home. Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Christian Academy, 200 Hunt Rd. WE, Jamestown, NY 14701 or to the Bethel Baptist Missionary Fund, 200 Hunt Rd. WE, Jamestown, NY 14701.