October 22, 1920 - July 2, 2018
John Buchanan was born to John Franklin E. Buchanan and Agnes Iona Buchanan on Oct. 22, 1920 in Floydada TX. He died and went to be in the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 2, 2018. He was the eldest of four, with two brothers, Frank and Edsel Buchanan, and one sister, Betty McCormack Haynes. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1939 and completed submariner school. He was assigned to the USS Cachalot and was present at the bombing of Pearl Harbor Dec. 7 1941 and the Battle of Midway June 4-7 1942.

He married his wife of 73 years, Lucille Clara Honieger of St. Paul MN, in 1943. They moved to Texas in the late 1940s were they lived the remainder of their lives. He and Lucille lived in many Texas cities, Bandera, San Marcos, Ft. Worth, Houston, Harlingen, and Corpus Christi to name a few. In 1963-64 he took a job with Friedrich Air Conditioners in San Antonio Texas which he retired from in 1981. In 1977 he was ordained as a Deacon in the Catholic Church and served St. Joan of Arc Church in Kirby Texas. He was a member of the US submarine veterans of WW II National Association and Texas Chapter for 40 years. Up until his death he was a member of the P.C. Stryker Base US submarine veteran's association chapter in San Antonio Texas.

John and Lucille adopted a daughter, Mary Lucille Buchanan in 1958. They had a son John Joseph Buchanan that was born in 1961. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Agnus, wife Lucille, brother Frank, sister Betty, and daughter Mary. He is survived by his son John J., daughter-in-law Bari L. Brookins, grandson Shawn Michael Buchanan, brother Edsel, sister-n-lawn Mary Hoeniger, nephews Steve, Terry, Stan, Kelly, and Craig, and nieces, Sherry, Stella, Tammy, Beth and Sara. He spent the last 54 years of his life in Kirby/San Antonio Texas. He will be missed by all his family and his many friends in the Kirby/San Antonio area. The family offers many thanks to the individuals of St. Joan of Arc parish that helped my Dad and Mom in their final years and to the staff and individuals at The Village of Incarnate Word that also befriended them and watched over them in their final years.

Visitation will begin Tuesday, July 10, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Dellcrest Funeral Home. On Wednesday, July 11, 2018 a Rosary will be recited at 11:30 a.m. with a Funeral Mass to follow at 12:15 p.m. at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 2829 Ackerman Rd., Kirby, TX 78219. Interment will follow at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery.

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Published by San Antonio Express-News on Jul. 8, 2018.

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John and Narcisa Ruiz

July 9, 2018

Our condolences to all the family and may Deacon John Buchanan rest in peace.

Brotherhood of the Dolphin

Nick Nichols

July 9, 2018

To the Buchanan Family,

On behalf of the Charleston Base SUBVETS and Swamp Fox Chapter SUBVETS WWII, I offer you our sincere condolences on John's passing. We grieve with you on the death of your loved one and our shipmate. The SUBVETS will have your family in our thoughts and prayers. There is no expiration date on the back of our dolphins and John, who earned his 'fish' when he qualified on submarines during World War II, will always be remembered as a Brother of the Phin, a member of our Greatest Generation, and a great Patriot. BRAVO ZULU SHIPMATE!!

ENDC(SS) John Buchanan
US Navy WWII Submarine Veteran
Now on Eternal Patrol
Sailor Rest Your Oar
Your Shipmates Have The Watch

Fair Winds and Following Seas Shipmate

Charleston Base Submarine Veterans
Nick Nichols, MTCM(SS) USN Ret.
Base Chaplain

Bill Dixon

July 9, 2018

On behalf of the United States Submarine Veterans (USSVI), I offer our sincere condolences on John's passing. You and your loved ones are in our thoughts and prayers. We are forever grateful for John's service to our country in the U.S. Submarine Service. To our Brother of the Phin we say, Sailor, rest your oar. We have the watch. May you rest in peace and may God bless your loved ones who remain. Thank you for your service to our country.

"Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way" 2 Thess 3:16

John Buchanan ENDC(SS), US Navy, Now on Eternal Patrol.
Fair Winds and Following Seas Shipmate.

Bill Dixon, National Chaplain United States Submarine Veterans, USSVI.

Roy Romero

July 9, 2018

Our condolences to the family. We met John at St Joan in 1985. Fine example to us and proud to have known him. I believe he was our last WWII veteran. We will miss him.
The Romero family

Theresa Hinkle Sherman

July 8, 2018

God Rest the Soul of Deacon John Buchanan. He and Lucille were wonderful Kirby neighbors and friends. God bless his son, John J. and Daughter-in-law, Bari L. and Grandson, Shawn. May he rest in peace.