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1959
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2020
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Joyce Buck Obituary
Born August 29, 1959 in Kirksville, Missouri, the daughter of Willard Chester and Mildred I. (Dawkins) Gregory. On April 29, 2000 in La Plata, she was united in marriage to Mike Buck who survives.
Also surviving are three children, Aaron Wiseman of Safety Harbor, Florida, Holly Funk of Columbia, Missouri, and Carmen Hopkins of Union, Missouri; one brother, Dennis Gregory of Moberly, Missouri; two sisters, Paula Tague and Jeri Woodall both of Kirksville, Missouri; and one granddaughter, Teryn Wiseman.
Her parents preceded her in death.
Joyce attended Knox County High School. She worked most of her life as a LPN, working at Kirksville VA Clinic and Missouri Heart Center in Macon, Missouri.
Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Travis Funeral Chapel in La Plata, Missouri.
Memorials in memory of Joyce may be made to the Adair County Humane Society. They may be sent to or left at Travis Funeral Chapel, 125 S. Church St., La Plata, MO 63549.
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