Ira Buckles

Funeral services for Ira “Dwight” Buckles age 79 of Enid will be 10 am Wednesday at the Ladusau-Evans Chapel with Rev. Jim Edmison officiating. Burial will follow in the Enid Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the funeral home.

Dwight was born October 13, 1934 in Oakwood, OK to Ira Buckles and Glennace Chain and passed away late Saturday, February 15, 2014.

Dwight grew up in the Oakwood Community later moving to Billings, OK where he graduated from high school. He attended Northern Oklahoma University in Tonkawa and Phillips University. Dwight married Barbara Kapka in 1958.

Dwight served in the U. S. Army from 1956 to 1961.

Dwight moved to Enid in 1961. He owned and operated Hockaday’s Appliance from 1972 to 1991. Dwight worked at Andrew Real Estate and Lowes until his retirement in 2010.

Dwight was a lifetime member of Enid AMBUCS, where he served as National President in 1982-83. Dwight served on the Enid Police Commission Board.

He is survived by his daughter Beverly Thoes and husband Dewey of Dallas, TX son Bob Buckles of Dallas, TX, beloved grandchildren, Erin, Emily, Cooper, Logan, and Garrett, brother Jerry Buckles of Perry, OK and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Janice Manley Cowan, and daughter-in-law Jennifer Emick Buckles.

Memorials may be made to Enid Noon AMBUCS with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodians of the funds. Condolences may be made online at www.ladusauevans.com .