Mildred Buckles

Mildred Jenkins Buckles was born November 5, 1917 in Gracemont, Oklahoma to Ivy and Alice Jenkins. She was the oldest of six: Novella, Helen, Maxine, Billy and Shirley. She graduated from Coldwater High School. After school she met and married Ted Kruckenberg at the age of 19. They lived on a farm in Isabel, sharing the county line of Pratt, Kingman and Barber. Mildred and Ted had three children: Marcia Jo, Dwayne Allen and Gary Dean. She was a proud grandma of several grandkids, great grandkids and great great grandkids. After Ted passed, she met and married Hilbert Buckles. Mildred was a housewife when her kids were little. After the kids had grown, she became a CNA at Cunningham and eventually became the Administrator of Kiowa Manor. She enjoyed making pony beads (necklaces), Zipper pictures (one is proudly displayed in her room) and butterflies out of soda bottles and sold them around town. Her favorite vacation spot was Arizona where a big circle of friends met every year and enjoyed the gatherings. Mildred was recently recognized for her more than 50 years of service with the Auxiliary, a very proud moment for her. She sold poppies every year for Memorial Day. Mildred currently enjoyed attending church service and bingo and loved to receive visitors and chit chat with friends.

She is preceded in death by both husbands; daughter, Marcia Jo; son, Gary Kruckenberg; brother, Billy and sisters, Maxine, Shirley and Helen.

Funeral service for Mildred was held on Monday, February 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Kiowa First Christian Church with Rod Rieger officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery near Hazelton with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Kiowa. www.lanmanmemorials.com

Memorials may be made to Ladies Auxiliary of Kiowa District Hospital through the funeral home.