Verna Marie Buck, 90, of La Plata, Missouri, passed away Friday, August 30, 2024, at The Pines in Kirksville, Missouri.
Born November 29, 1933, in Mendon, Missouri, the daughter of Robert E. and Eva M. (Billups) Pippin. On June 16, 1951, in La Plata, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Bobby Buck who preceded her in death on January 26, 2013.
Also preceding her in death were her parents; one daughter, Patricia Lynn Kirkpatrick; four sisters, Stella Tuggle, Peggy Thomas, Judy Brown, and Cora Voyles; two brothers Jimmy and Virgil Pippin; one son-in-law, Leonard Hamlin; and one daughter-in-law, Joyce Buck.
Surviving are three sons, Michael Buck of La Plata, Missouri, Eddie (Sharon) Buck of Kirksville, Missouri, and W.R. “Dub” (Barbara) Buck of Kirksville, Missouri; one daughter, Bobbi Lou Hamlin of Kirksville, Missouri; two brothers, Glen (Sherry) Pippin and Loren (Patsy) Pippin, both of La Plata, Missouri; twelve grandchildren, Lynnette and Jimmy Kirkpatrick, Emily (Josh) Hettinger, Adrienne (Eli) Black, Holly Funk, Carmen (Mike) Hopkins, Paul Aaron (Natalie) Wiseman, Wesley Robert (Alisha) Buck, Bradley Cain (Katie) Buck, Dakota McKenzie, Nancy McKenzie-Adams, and Eva “Bucky” Buck; eleven great grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday, September 7, 2024, at First Baptist Church in La Plata, Missouri. Burial will be in the La Plata Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday, September 6, 2024, with family receiving friends from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Travis Funeral Chapel in La Plata, Missouri.
Memorials in memory of Verna may be made to First Baptist Church of La Plata or to Adair County Humane Shelter. They may be sent or left at Travis Funeral Chapel, 125 S. Church St., La Plata, MO 63549.