Doris Claudetta Buckner, 74, was called home into God’s hands on March 1, 2018, after battling ovarian cancer. Doris was born in Topeka, Kansas to Samuel W. and Doris G. Patton at their home. Doris was a lifelong Topeka resident. She is survived by her brother Samuel, Jr. and sisters Karen and Melva. Her parents and brother Gerald preceded her in death.
Doris married Leonard Buckner in 1963 and to that union was born four sons—L.J. (Sonja), Brian (LuCinda), Brett (Jessica), and Jarrod. Doris had 12 grandchildren, a great-grandchild, and 5 step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren, all of whom she loved dearly.
Doris graduated from Washburn School of Nursing in December 1981 and earned her Master’s in Nursing from the University of Kansas in May 1999. Doris proudly worked as a nurse for 30 years.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:00 AM, Thursday, March 8 at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, 6415 NE Antioch Rd, Gladstone, MO. Funeral service will be celebrated 10:00 AM, Friday, March 9, at True Vine Missionary Baptist Church, 307 Tefft, Topeka, KS. Inurnment will take place at a private ceremony at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Topeka, KS.
The family asks that memorial contributions be made to The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care, or to the churches listed above
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