Nancy Word Buxton's Obituary
Funeral services for Nancy Word Buxton, 71, will be held at 10 A.M., Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at the First United Methodist Church in DeRidder with Rev. Wayne Evans officiating. Burial will follow in Beauregard Cemetery in DeRidder under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder. Visitation will be from 5 P.M. until 9 P.M., Monday, July 25, 2011, in the funeral home and from 9 A.M. until time of the service, Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in the church.
Nancy, the daughter of James Thomas and Mae Beatrice Word, was born in DeRidder and was a graduate of DeRidder High School. She continued her education attending SLI and McNeese State University. She retired from the Beauregard Parish School System having been a secretary at DeRidder high School and later as a secretary/clerk at the central office. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in DeRidder and a former member and past president of the Beauregard Professional Women’s Club.
Survivors include her son, James E. Buxton and wife Iris of DeRidder; daughter, Donna Buxton Fink and husband Roger of Pasadena, TX; and grandson, Ian Thomas Buxton of DeRidder. Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Buxton and her parents.
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