Willie's Obituary
Funeral services for Willie (Uncle Bill) Buckley, 63, of Leesville, Louisiana will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 9, 2011, at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville. Burial will follow in the Leesville Memorial Cemetery in Leesville, LA, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held from 6 pm - 8 pm, Friday, April 8, 2011, at the funeral home.
Willie, the son of the late Austin Buckley and Velma Smith, was born on February 24, 1948, in West Gravel, Louisiana. He departed this life on Friday, April 1, 2011. Bill was a friend to everyone he met. He always had a smile for you. He was loved by his family and friends and will be missed dearly. He was a great outdoorsman who loved to fish and he was an avid collector.
He was preceded in death by his father, Austin Buckley, mother, Velma Smith and 2 brothers, John Thomas (J.T.) Buckley and Willie Ray (Dickie) Buckley.
He leaves to mourn his sisters, Louise Jefferson (Limas) of Seabrook, TX, Thelma Brock (Sedrick), Carolyn Henderson, Zella Smith (Donnie), Josie Smith, Lucille Simmons (Curtis Mike), Loretta Smith (Willie) all of Leesville, LA; brothers, Donny Smith of DeRidder, LA, Robert Smith (Christa), Elbert Smith, and Alex Smith (Chonita) all of Leesville, LA, and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
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