James Colonel Buckner, 69, of Englewood, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 at U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville. A native of McMinn County and resident of Monroe County for the past 30 years, he was a son of the late Robert Lee and Myrtle Lucille Ingram Buckner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and was retired from J.S. Haren Construction. He was a member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church, and he loved fishing, hunting and camping. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lena Mae Barber; one sister, Connie Buckner; and one brother, Gene Buckner. Survivors include his wife, Norma Buckner of Englewood; four sons and two daughters-in-law, Ricky and Devern Buckner, Lamar and Teresa Buckner, Arvil Buckner and Calvin Buckner, all of Englewood; six sisters, Kitty Sue Aaron of Etowah, Nora Nation of Cleveland, Fay Brogden of Chattanooga, Helen Leamon of Chattanooga, Dora Lee Newman of Etowah and Barbara Budds of Madisonville; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 7, 2010 in the South Chapel with the Rev. Steve Strickland officiating. Burial will follow the service at Conasauga Cemetery concluding with the White Dove Liberation Ceremony. Gene Tucker, Mitchell McDowell, Bob Shultz, Eli Dunn, Josh Farner, Arvil Buckner and Lamar Buckner will serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6th at the funeral home.