Thelma Buckles
Thelma W. Buckles, 92, passed away on November 20, 2020, in Chattanooga.
Thelma was a faithful member of Greater Faith Temple Baptist Church for over 70 years. She was a homemaker.
She was predeceased by her parents, Elijah and Marion Willingham; husband, Isaac Buckles; sisters Elizabeth Akridge, Alice Sanford, Daisy Mae Smith; brothers, Clarence Willingham and Hershel Willingham.
She is survived by special nieces, Helen Jackson, TX, Marion (Reginald)Ratliff, Dianne Sanford, Chattanooga, Jackie Sanford, Ringgold, GA, and Tabitha Gordon, Nashville; nephews, Christopher Sanford and Isaac (Crystal) Sanford, Chattanooga; a host of great nieces and nephews; life partner, Claude Lee Logan; special sisters in Christ, Barbara J Pierce, OH, Terry Keith, Chattanooga
A public viewing will be held 9 a.m. until noon on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the funeral home.
A private family funeral service will be held. Interment will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Arrangements are by John P Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995.