Brenda Sue Buckner

Brenda Sue Buckner, 68, of Pittsburg, KS, passed away peacefully at 2:50 a.m. on Wednesday,
April 16, 2025, at Via Christi Village, Pittsburg, KS, after struggling with multiple health
complications for several years.

Brenda loved her family, friends, and her cat Chica very much. She enjoyed overnight visits
from her grandson Sebastian, watching cooking shows, shopping from QVC, and going to
casinos.

She was a kind, thoughtful, caring, fun-loving woman, and was greatly loved by her family and
friends. We all have wonderful memories of Brenda, and the time that we were blessed to
have with her. She will be greatly missed, and held dearly in everyone’s hearts.

Brenda was born July 28, 1956, in Holdenville, OK, to Betty Rae and Milus Thomas Alexander
Sells. She graduated from Columbus Unified High School, Columbus, KS, in 1974, and went on
to obtain her LPN license. While living in Coffeyville, KS, Brenda worked as an LPN at Coffeyville
Regional Medical Center and then spent several years working for Western Publishing Book
Company in Coffeyville, KS. After relocating to Scammon, KS, she spent several years working
for Ozark Salad Company in Baxter Springs, KS.

She then went back into the healthcare field, working as a Life Skills Trainer for individuals with
special needs for Skill and Class LTD while living in Columbus, KS. After moving to Pittsburg, KS,
she began working for New Hope, where she continued working until her retirement in 2018.

Brenda was preceded in death by her parents, and one sister, Betty Marie Mattison.
She is survived by her daughter, Brandy Sue Sanders(Mike Duncan), her son, Gary Lee
Bucker(Tiffany Huff), grandson, Sebastian Emery Lucas Rothwell, and two sister, Nancy Kathryn
McLendon(Jim) of Pittsburg, KS, and Rhonda Rae Edwards(Larry) of Joplin, MO, and numerous
nieces, nephews and cousins.

A Memorial Service, with meal following, will be held at the Center Christian Church in
Columbus, KS, at 12:00 p.m. on June 28th, 2025.

Donations in Brenda’s memory may be sent to Greenlawn Cemetery, PO Box 446, Columbus, KS. 66725, or S.E.K. Humane Society, 485 E. 560th Ave. Pittsburg, KS. 66762 Arrangements are under the direction of Ozark Memorial Park Crematory of Joplin, MO