

Obituary
Friday
7
February
Graveside Service
11:00 am
Friday, February 7, 2025
Elsberry City Cemetery
1100 Highway B
Elsberry, Missouri, United States
Obituary of Jerald Boyd Buckner
Graveside Services for Jerald Boyd Buckner of O’Fallon, MO will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 7, 2025 at Elsberry City Cemetery near Elsberry, MO. J. Larry Carter of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home will officiate. Lunch will immediately follow at the Elsberry First Christian Church. (In case of inclement weather, please do not go to the cemetery, rather go directly to the First Christian Church.)
Jerry, 85, passed away Friday morning, January 31, 2025 at his home. Born February 23, 1939 in Kinderpost, MO, he was the son of Cecil Lee Buckner, Mary Keeney Buckner, and Alma Buckner, who raised him. Jerry was united in marriage on April 21, 1984 in Brentwood, MO to Cheri Catherine Burris. He worked as a purchaser and buyer for Boeing, formerly known as McDonnell Douglas, retiring on August 30, 1996. Jerry was an avid reader. He loved sports, especially the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs. Jerry enjoyed bowling and was a member of a poker club.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Cecil Buckner and Mary Keeney; his stepmother, Alma Buckner; and two brothers: Ron and Clifford Buckner.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Cheri Buckner of O’Fallon; two sons: Jeff Buckner and his wife, Debbie, of Florida, and Dennis Buckner of California; one daughter, Patty Rathman of Florida; two step-sons: Chris McAlister of O’Fallon and Jeff Burris and his wife, Diann, of Kirkwood, MO; thirteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Jerry also leaves one sister, Kathy Marler of St. Charles, MO; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 107 South 5th Street; Elsberry, MO 63343.
Elsberry
Carter-Ricks Funeral Homes
107 South Fifth Street
Elsberry, MO
63343
Tel: 573-898-2181
Fax: 573-898-3148
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Winfield
Carter-Ricks Funeral Homes
3838 East Highway 47
P.O. Box 253
Winfield, MO
63389
Tel: 636-668-8181
Fax: 573-898-3148