William Calmes Buck II (part 3)

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Obituaries

Decatur Daily - February 4, 1924

Former Citizen Dies in Florence

Funeral services for the late W. C. Buck, formerly a city councilman of Albany and for the past five years a prominent citizen of Florence, where he was engaged as a building contractor, at the time of this death, which occurred Monday morning at his Florence home, will be held at the city cemetery and interment will be there Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. Buck is survived by his wife, four sons, C. L. Buck of Albany; M. S., T. N., and C. C. Buck of Birmingham; two daughters, Mrs. Jack Austin of Birmingham and Mrs. H. H. Masterson of Florence.  The deceased is survived by three brothers, John Buck of Tucson, Arizona; C. W. Buck and Robert D. Buck of Columbus, Ga., four sisters, Mrs. Miriam Stringer, Mrs. Belle Quarles and Miss Buck, all of Columbus, Ga., and Mrs. Ward Johnson of New York City.

W. C. Buck came here in 1888 and for eight years was a prominent local business man.  For eight years he was a member of the city council when Albany bore the name of New Decatur.  He was an active member of the Missionary Baptist church and was one of the charter members of the First Baptist church of Albany.

Decatur Daily - January 12, 1950

Beloved Woman Is Called Home

Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Buck, 91, will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church. Rev. E.N. Chandler will conduct the rites. Interment will be made in city cemetery, Mutual Service directing.

Mrs. Buck died at a local hospital, today at 2 a.m. after several weeks illness. The body will remain at Mutual Chapel until 9 a.m. Friday, when it will be carried to the residence, 921 Sherman Street, until time for service.

Mrs. Buck was the last living charter member of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church. The church was founded in 1889.

Surviving are: four sons, C.L., Decatur; Murray S., Hubert N. and Charles C., Birmingham; a daughter, Mrs. H.H. Masterson, Birmingham; one brother, Edgar Clardy, Philadelphia, Penn.; 19 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren.