Buckner, John, of Imperial, MO, age 57, died suddenly and way too soon at home on January 27th, 2024. Beloved husband to Melody Buckner, beloved son of Johnny and Jeanette Buckner, dear brother to Cindy Rishel, dear uncle to his nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles, cousins, brother-in-law of Greg Atwood, son-in-law of Carol Atwood and dear friend.
Services: A memorial visitation will be held at Kutis South County Chapel (5255 Lemay Ferry) on Sat. February 3, from 1:30PM until service at 3:30PM.
John Wesley Buckner was a native Texan, having been born in Waco, TX on April 15, 1966. His mother, Jeanette Crosby, and father, Johnny Clark Buckner, loved their son as they did his sister, Cindy, 9 1/2 years earlier. Cindy would frequently baby sit John in subsequent years. John loved Texas and was a stellar athlete in high school, playing football, baseball, and basketball. He love the Texas Longhorns and the St. Louis Cardinals. John chose the computer field after high school and worked with Honeywell to design internal cooling systems. He settled in Saint Louis where he met his future wife, Melody Atwood. They were married on March 18 of 2000 and enjoyed life together ever since, until John’s recent and unexpected death.
John is so missed by his immediate and extended families. We know that GOD has welcomed John into Heaven and that we will meet again in GOD’s kingdom.
Precious young man. We knew the family at Church when
John was growing up. PRECIOUS FAMILY!