Delano "Buck" Dee Buchanan, 80 years of age of Craigsville, went home to be with the Lord on Dec 16, 2025. Delano was a loving son, brother, uncle and generous friend to all who knew him.

Delano was born May 3, 1945 to the Rufus Buchanan and Jamie Lee Beck Buchanan in Newport News, VA.  He also spent time supporting his great grandmother Molly Jane Stillwell in Sylva, NC.

Delano was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran. He spent several years supporting the Veterans Administration, while also finding his second family among fellow brothers in arms who have served.

Delano additionally loved to listen to gospel music, collect and trade antiques, fishing, and spent time visiting his family and friends in WV, VA, and NC. He was also a life-long renown pool player; taught by his brother Ronald and competed in pool tournaments in the local community and across the United States.

He dedicated his entire life to encouraging and ensuring the welfare of his brothers and sisters, along with numerous nephews and nieces. He will be tremendously missed and his legacy will forever be memorialized in the hearts of everyone God placed in his life.

He is reunited in heaven with his father, Rufus and mother Jamie Lee, brothers Ronald, Alan, Ricky, Danny, Dwight and his sister Jane. He is survived by his sisters Alba Hodge of  Mt Lookout,  Brenda Walker (Wayne) of Oak Hill, Donna Suttle of Mt. Lookout,  and Kathy Jackson (Jim) of Smithville, VA.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday December 19th in the Waters Funeral Chapel at Summersville, with Pastor Brian Patterson officiating. Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. in the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial Veterans Cemetery at Dunbar. Friends may call at the funeral chapel one hour prior to the service on Friday.

Condolences: watersfuneralchapel.com