Obituary: Bennie Lee Gregory Buchanan
Bennie Lee Gregory Buchanan ~ March 24, 1928 – March 31, 2023 (age 95)
Bennie Lee Gregory Buchanan passed away in Bolivar on Friday March 31, 2023. She was born in Bells, Tennessee on March 24, 1928, to the late Walter and Hassie Gregory.
Her funeral service was held t Greater Springfield MB Church with Reverend Gloria Hogan-McKinney in charge on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at 12 p.m. Burial was in the Bolivar Community Cemetery and Dixie Funeral Home was in charge of the professional service.
Ms. Buchanan was one of nine children and attended Alamo Central High School. She attended college at Austin Peay State University, Tennessee State University, Lane College, and the University of Memphis. Ms. Buchanan attended Greater Springfield Missionary Baptist Church.
At Tennessee State University, she met her spouse, Shannon M. Buchanan, Sr., and to this union four children were born; Michael, Shannon, Jr., Sandra, and Gregory Buchanan.
She was employed as a public school teacher in Haywood and Hardeman Counties. After retiring from teaching, she started a home based daycare for preschool children.
Ms. Buchanan was very active in her community and in church activities. She was a member of the Daughters of Isis and Eastern Star.
Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, and two children, Shannon, Jr. and Gregory.
Ms. Buchanan leaves to cherish her memory two children, Michael and Sandra; one brother, Riley (Hadester) Gregory; eight grand children; four great grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends who will truly miss her.
Courtesy of Dixie Funeral Homes, Bolivar, Tennessee.
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