Juanita Williams-Buckles

Sunrise on October 13,1938 for Juanita Williams – Buckles to Etta Moton and James Williams in Vidalia, Louisiana. She relocated to Helena, Arkansas with her Mother and sister, the late Pearl Mae Williams-Brooks, who has preceded her in death February 25, 1986.

Mrs. Etta met her husband Reverend Joseph Samuel Jefferson, and they were joined in union in which nine siblings were added to the family.

Juanita relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1952 with her family. Mrs. Etta Jefferson, Rev Joseph S. Jefferson, sisters Pearl, Lee Doris, and JoEtta, as well as her brother Frank.

She attended School in the Clark County School District of Southern Nevada. She was the first Black female drummer at Madison Elementary School of West Las Vegas in the early ‘50s.

She accepted Christ at an early age and grew her faith under the leadership of her Stepfather, Reverend Joseph S. Jefferson Second Baptist Church.

She graduated from Las Vegas High School and went on to pursue further education at Dana Business School. Juanita met and married Larry Waters and started her family by adding four children to the union, Bobby Alexander Williams, Arnold Williams, Sherrona Renee Williams, and Gayla Williams.

She met and later Married Mr. Louis D. Buckles on April 26, 1992, who had three children of his own from a previous marriage Sharon, Larry, and Brandon. Mr. Louis Buckles passed away on October 17, 2016.

She has worked in several entities in the Las Vegas areas of employment until finally landing and eventually retiring from Clark County Juvenile Courts working her way up to the title of Senior Investigator for Child Protective Services in which she retired after 30 years in 2000.

She was preceded in death by eight siblings, Pearl Spouse (Earl R. Brooks), Lee Doris, Jacqueline, Frank, (Rhonda Jefferson) Samuel, Ezra, Benjamin, and Printiss, Her son and grandson Bobby and Bobby Jr. her nephew Glen D. Jefferson and niece Phyllis Williams.

Juanita Williams-Buckles leaves to morn her siblings Joetta Jefferson of Las Vegas, John L. Jefferson spouse (Leutricia) of Hawthorn, California and Willie Lee Jefferson of Carson City, Nevada as well as her three children Arnold , spouse (Irma) Sherrona of Las Vegas and Gayla Buchanan of Alabama also Ms. Tiffany Shorter who she considered to be her special Daughter. Her grandchildren Tamika Gay, Alvina Williams, Gladys Williams, Arnold Williams II, Anthony Williams, Crystal Williams, Armond Brown, Spouse (Joy ) Ja’Mesha Sinclair, D’ Anna Buchanan, Robert Buchanan III, Kyra Kairu Williams, Amanti. Williams, Christian Williams, Malachi Williams, Arnold Williams III, Nieces and nephews Demedrick (Spouse) Jennifer, Crystle, Callie, Christopher, Emmet, Tiffany, Frances Jefferson, Justin Jefferson, spouse (Carrie Jefferson) Ryahnn Jefferson, Christina Teresa Jefferson, Lyshon Jefferson who also acted as her personal assistant and her longtime friend of 30 years Ms. Jackie Johnson a host of great and great-grand nieces, cousins and nephews residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, and various states such as Mississippi, Chicago, Louisiana etc.