Billie Jean Buchanan

Buchanan, Billie Jean, 92, of Sun City, AZ passed away on May 20, 2018. Billie was born July 28, 1925, in Vinita, Oklahoma. She spent most of her youth and early adulthood near McCune, Kansas, where she married her husband, Ernest, in 1945. Ernest died in 2012. Both Ernest and Billie worked in the War Department in Washington DC near the end of World War II. After the war, they returned to Kansas and also lived for a time in Texas. In 1959, they relocated to Colorado, where they lived for many years. While Ernest built a family-owned wholesale auto parts business and later became an executive in a large auto parts distribution chain, Billie served as bookkeeper/accountant for the business and also was a homemaker raising two sons. In 1992, they moved to Sun City. During their years in retirement, they enjoyed touring the country in their RV and square dancing. Billie was loved by everyone for her sharp wit and sense of humor. Survivors include son Larry and his wife Barbara of Peoria, AZ; son Mark and his wife Melody of Fort Collins, CO; grandson Eric Buchanan of Loveland, CO; granddaughter Kelly Kleyn and her husband Thomas of Fort Collins, CO; great-grandson Evan Kleyn of Fort Collins, CO; and sister Phyllis Surridge and her husband Jerry of Springfield, MO. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest and her brother Harold of Albuquerque, NM. Private services are planned with date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower Street, Phoenix, AZ 85014.