Ruby Lee Buckler
February 7, 1948 ~ February 22, 2014
Services:
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, February 28, 2014 at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bushwood, MD with Father Charles Cortinovis officiating. Interment will be private.
Visitation:
The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 27, 2014 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, MD.
Ruby Lee Buckler, 66, of Clements, MD passed away on February 22, 2014 at her residence. Born on February 7, 1948 in Charlottesville, VA, she was the loving daughter of Mary Ruth Myers of Mechanicsville, MD and the late Virgil Leon Myers. Ruby is survived by her loving husband Francis Eugene Buckler of, whom she married on November 3, 1989 in Leonardtown, MD. Ruby is survived by her children: Sharon Ann Downs and Robert Dale Downs both of Mechanicsville, MD, Francis Eugene Buckler, Jr. of Clements, MD, 5 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild. Ruby graduated from Oxon Hill high school in 1964 and moved from Oxon Hill, MD to St. Mary’s County in 1965. She worked as a Bus Driver for Burroughs Busses for 45 years retiring in June, 2012.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 27, 2014 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM with prayer recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, February 28, 2014 at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bushwood, MD with Father Charles Cortinovis officiating. Interment will be private.
Pallbearers will be; Robert Dale Downs, Francis Eugene Buckler, Jr., Kenny Myers, Bobby Myers, Tommy Myers, and Mike Myers. In Lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s P.O. Box 625 Leonardtown, MD 20650.
A gathering will take place after mass in the Mechanicsville Moose Lodge Mechanicsville, MD. Food donations may be dropped off prior to Mass.
Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
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“Keeping you in our constant thoughts and prayers. So many wonderful memories with Ruby. We are here for you now and always.”
“To all the loving family, we are so sorry for your loss of your beautiful mother. My thoughts and prayers are with you. God bless you. Take care.”
“To all the Buckler family, I am so sorry to hear about Ruby’s passing. Dad would always speak very highly of her and what a good driver she was. May she rest in peace.”
“To all the Family, We are so sorry to hear of Ruby’s Passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time of sorrow.”
“Dear Mr. Buckler, Dale, Sharon and Eugene Jr. It is with great saddness about the loss of your wife and mother. Brian always thought so much of Mrs. Buckler. I never had the opportunity to meet her, but I wish I had. If there is anything we can do, please let us know. Our love and prayers are with all of you. “
“RIP Aunt Ruby, you will be missed. Love you”
“Dear Eugene, I am so very sorry to hear of Ruby’s passing.Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you.”
“I am so sorry for the loss of real nice lady praying that god give you him loving peace”
“Eugene,Sharon,Dale,Eugene Jr: I’am sorry to here about Ruby she was a wonderful person she will be missed.My prayers are with you.Rest in Peace”
“Gene & all of family, We are deeply sadden with the passing of Ruby. She was a great and dedicated bus driver & friend for us for so many wonderful years. She was so proud to claim the reward of bussing children & grandchildren of her first students when she started with Burroughs Buses 45 years ago. It was a honor for us to have her do that. Ruby will be missed forever. Her loyalty, dedication, knowledge and hard work will be hard to replace. She was one in a million . It was an honor and privilege to have her as our employee. Our Bus #515 was here Royal Yellow Coach. Always clean, polished and in order. Ruby drive on through Heavens Golden Gates. May your Bus #515 strove light now be your shining star in the sky for all of us who knew and loved you. Your job is done and you did it well. May you Rest in Peace. AMEN Our Sincere Sympathy, Burroughs Buses Inc. “
“Ruby was a very special lady and will be missed by all who knew her.You all are in our thoughts and prayers.”
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time.”
“Please know how sorry I am for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.”
“Eugene, Eugene Jr., Dale and Sharon, Our prayers are with all of you in this time of sorrow. Let the fact that she is now at peace bring some comfort to all of you.”
“Keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers. What a great lady and such a painful loss.”
“So sorry for your loss. “
“Praying for your peace and comfort today,and in the days to follow. Matthew 5:4 – Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted. “
“Eugene, It is now the middle of March and I just heard that Ruby went home to be with the Lord. I am sorry for your family’s loss. I do think of you from time to time, as we used to “run into” each other at the store. God bless you and your children, as Ruby will be missed for a long time to come. Good memories will keep you going. In His care…”