William Buck

Buck, Mother William Etta - Age 103, passed away Friday, May 30, 2008 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 1:30PM Friday, June 6, 2008 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1083 E. Stewart Ave., with funeral service commencing at 2PM, Pastor Lewis Randolph officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 1:30PM Friday. Mother Buck will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8PM Thursday. Mother William Etta Buck was born to the union of Carroll and Berthena (Thompson) Stevenson on April 8, 1905 in Madison County, Mississippi. At age 8, she was baptized at China Grove A.M.E. Church, where her father was the pastor. She was one of 11 children. William Etta graduated from Campbell College in Jackson, MS. She went on to teach in Flora and Madison County for 15 years. During that time she met George Buck a widower with 10 children. In 1960, they were married and to this union came six children. After 5 years of marriage, William Etta became a full-time mother and seamstress. She enjoyed working, cooking, and sewing was her greatest enjoyment. When her husband died in 1947, her children were still quite young. In 1956, she came to Flint, where her daughter and son-in-law were living. Shortly after moving to Flint, she joined Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Mother Buck was very gifted in many things. She loved being busy with almost anything that would keep her hands moving, especially gardening flowers and vegetables. Mother William Etta Buck leaves to cherish her memory: 5 daughters, Eva Adams, Josephine Black, Cloteel Brown, Bobbie (Arthur) Rouser and Shirley (Russell) Winns; 2 sons: Cleatha Black and Ulysses (Larnetta) Buck; 2 daughters-in-law, Mary Buck and Girlie Buck; 35 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The family would like to express special thanks to son-in-law, Arthur Rouser for all the extra special care. Also special thanks to all who helped with her care.

William Buck

April 8, 1905 - May 30, 2008