Lois M. Buckingham  –  Scenery Hill
Obituaries
January 3, 2023

Lois M. Buckingham – Scenery Hill

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Lois M. Buckingham, 93, of Scenery Hill, passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Transitions Healthcare Washington. She was born Dec. 8, 1929, in Duquesne, Pa., daughter of the late Palmer and Sadie Douglas Morgan. Mrs. Buckingham was a 1947 graduate of Duquesne High School and Robert Morris Business School. Lois had been employed with Gulf Oil in the Vehicle Procurement Division and P&LE Railroad, then later became a homemaker. She attended the Scenery Hill United Methodist Church and was a very active member and past matron of Order of the Eastern Star No. 404 Martha V. Paul and Monessen No. 205. She was also past watchman of shepherds of the Margaret E. Caven White Shrine No. 42. In her leisure time, Lois enjoyed shopping, visiting friends and family, and eating out. On Oct. 13, 1951, she married Paul E. Buckingham, who died Oct. 7, 2008. Surviving are a son, Paul Douglas Buckingham of Scenery Hill, Pa.; two sisters, M. Jean Tomko of West Mifflin and Alice Sylves of Lancaster, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased in addition to her husband are a brother, Dr. Douglas P. Morgan Sr.; and two brothers-in-law, Edward Tomko and Robert Sylves. Friends will be received from 2 to 4:30 and 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2022, at JOHN B. GREENLEE FUNERAL HOME LTD., 2830 Main St., Beallsville, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, with Pastor Patty McDaid officiating. Interment will follow in Scenery Hill Cemetery. A White Shrine No. 42 service will be held at 7 p.m. and the Eastern Star No. 404 Martha V. Paul Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. Online guestbook and personal condolences may be accessed at www.GreenleeFuneralHome.com.

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