Class of 1962

1961 Maroon SpotlightGlenda Thompson
Glenda Thompson

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Glenda Lee (Thompson) Buchanan

November 5, 1944 – May 27, 2011

Glenda Lee Buchanan, 66, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011, at Perry Memorial Hospital, Perry, Oklahoma.

Born on November 5, 1944, at Red Rock, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of James T. “Jim” and Elva (Musick) Thompson.

Glenda was united in marriage to Bobby Buchanan on October 24, 1996, in Perry, OK. She worked as an assembly line worker manufacturing boats. For many years she worked as a beauty operator. She enjoyed raising flowers, and her hobbies and interests included fishing and pheasant hunting.

Glenda was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Virginia Tucker, Doris Dale Beier, and an infant sister; and three brothers, Orin, Eugene, and Eldon Pat Thompson.

Survivors include her husband, Bob Buchanan, of the home in Perry, OK; two daughters, Toby and husband Neil Kirk, Covington, OK, and Tracy and husband John Simon, Lindale, TX; step-children, Rick Buchanan, Newkirk, OK, Shelly Moorman, Ponca City, OK, Lila Bay and husband Raymond of Perry, OK; sisters, Melva Edgar, Donna and husband Earl King, Darlene and husband Bob Lumbers, all of Perry, OK; five grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and -nephews.

A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.