Georgia Ann Buckner went to heaven on May 15, 2023 at her home. To us she was without question the toughest, most generous, most considerate and most beautiful woman, wife and mother that ever walked this earth.
Before her died her husband Carl Buckner, parents Frank and Emily (Rierson) Marchman, and sister Ruth Marchman.
Georgia is survived by her children Patrece Buckner McCrary, Steve and Laura (McHughes) Buckner, and Dan and Jennifer (Jones) Buckner. She also leaves behind 11 loving grandchildren: Will and Cayce (Wilson) McCrary, Aubrey and Dawn (Loyd) McCrary, Ryan and Sonia (Ramos) Buckner, Greg Buckner, Allison (Buckner) and Harley Rowell, Jerrod Buckner and Max Buckner. and six great-grandchildren who felt her love and will remember her fondly: Ethan and Taisia Loyd, Annabelle and Addilyn McCrary, and Myla and Reese Rowell. She is also survived by two brothers, Jim and Herb Marchman, and their families, as well as sister-in-law Ellen Buckner, who was like a sister to her, and sister-in-law and brother-in-law Esther and Orval Gray.
She loved her family very much and each of them will feel her loss deeply and will carry with them many beautiful memories. We are better because we knew and loved them.
She was born on October 26, 1936 and died at the age of 86. She was an unashamed Christian and left the earth full of anticipation to enter her new pain free and fully healed life in heaven.
A child of the Depression (as she kept reminding us), she grew up on a farm in Portales, New Mexico. She left New Mexico with her 65-year-old husband, Carl, and they lived an adventurous life across three states (mainly in New Mexico) and many cities and small towns before settling in Murfreesboro in 1970, where she put down roots.
She chose the beautiful, rolling hills of Middle Tennessee as her home. She loved her many, many friends and family with a passion that had to be experienced to be understood.
Georgia was a successful entrepreneur who used her creativity, hard work, and determination to impress and inspire others. She and partner Judy Goodwin owned and operated Yours Truly, a business of which she was immensely proud. Many talented people worked with Georgia at the workshop and she always referred to them as “her real family”. She and another good friend, Vivian Carpenter, ran a custom window dressing business.
Later, she and Carl owned Simply Southern, a bed and breakfast that perfectly showcased all of their talents. She never settled for less than her best.
As a friend and mother, Georgia was dearly loved and we will miss her dearly. The love of life, wisdom and dignity that radiated from her spirit has impacted us all and will continue to impact the world. We say goodbye to our precious mother and mom with the assurance that she will live in everlasting peace and with the knowledge that her life on earth was in God’s plan and will affect all who knew her. She was truly a wonderful example of a Proverbs 31 woman, and we, her children, had the great privilege of telling her how grateful we are for her diligence, determination, willingness, tirelessness, positivity, and great are love.
The viewing will be on Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Following the visitation there will be a celebration of life on Saturday at 12:00 pm led by Pastor Steve Decker. A private funeral service will be held on Friday, May 26, 2023 at the Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Pegram, TN, where she will rest next to her husband, Carl Buckner.
Memorials may be erected at Fisher House or Alive Hospice in memory of Ms. Buckner.
An online guest book for the Buckner family is available at www.woodfinchapel.com
Woodfin Memorial Chapel. (615) 893-5151.
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