Marshall Leon Buchanan

Marshall Leon Buchanan obituary, Trenton, TN

Marshall Leon Buchanan

Marshall Buchanan Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Shelton Funeral Home - Trenton on Feb. 13, 2026.
Funeral services for Mr. Marshall Leon Buchanan, age 88, will be held Friday, February 6, 2026, at 1 PM in the chapel of Shelton Funeral Home, with Bobby White officiating. Burial to follow in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held Friday, February 6, 2026, from 11 AM until service time in the chapel of Shelton Funeral Home.
Mr. Buchanan, a retired employee of Jones Manufacturing, passed away Thursday January 29, 2026, at Trenton Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Buchanan was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Sue Buchanan; his parents, Jeff and Ruby Mae (Marshall) Buchanan; a son-in-law, Marty Little; a daughter-in-law, Brandi Buchanan; and two grandsons, Josh Hayes and Kevin Blake Buchanan.
Mr. Buchanan is survived by two daughters, Pamela Lynn Turner (Jimmy) and Teresa Sue Little both of Trenton, TN; two sons, Marshall Buchanan Jr. (Bubba) of Humboldt, TN and Keith Buchanan of Trenton, TN; an aunt, Peggy Privitt of Humboldt, TN; nine grandchildren, Matthew Little, Kesha Little, Cody Little, Seth Buchanan, Keely Buchanan, Jacey Tipton, Shay Northcott, Autumn Buchanan, and Jackson Buchanan; nineteen great-grandchildren, and two great great- grandchildren.

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