Jack Wolf Buchanan, Sr., 89, of Stephenville, formerly of Coahoma, died Monday, April 25, 2016 in Stephenville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, April 28, 2016 at the Coahoma Church of Christ with Eddy Pitchford and Don Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Olive Memorial Park in Big Spring. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home in Big Spring.Jack was born January 23, 1927 to Sam F. and Ola (Wolf) Buchanan on the family farm in Howard County. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944 at age of 17 and served for two years. After his service, he attended Texas Tech University, graduating in 1950 with a degree in Animal Husbandry. While at Tech, he met the love of his life, Mildred Wilson. They married in 1952 at the Caprock Baptist Church. They were members of the Coahoma Church of Christ. Jack farmed and ranched in Howard County for over 60 years. He also served as a Howard County Commissioner and Justice of the Peace. Jack was a member of several organizations and clubs including the Big Spring Rodeo Association, Masons, and Lions Club. He won numerous awards and trophies, won trips and honors, including being inducted into the Texas Tech Rodeo Hall of Fame. His favorite accomplishment though, was being a Christian man, a father, a grandfather, and a great grandfather.Survivors include his wife, Mildred of 63 years; three children Debra and husband Lindsay of Lubbock, Darla and husband Bob of Stephenville, and Jack Jr. and wife Marla of Priddy; six grandchildren, Audrey Yusko and husband Michael of New Orleans, LA, Meredith Reed of Lubbock, Jay Doty of Houston, Sterling Doty and wife Mandi of Magnolia, Carson Buchanan of Dallas, and Kayla Bufe of Brady; three great grandchildren, Cooper, Kipton and Cohen Doty; two sisters, Loma Jean Wynn and Sue Tindol, and one brother, Sammie Buchanan all of Coahoma; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Douthitt Clay Buchanan.Memorials can be sent to Foster's Home for Children, PO Box 978, Stephenville, TX 76401 or to the Jack and Mildred Buchanan Scholarships at the College of Human Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University, PO Box 42123, Lubbock, Texas 79401-2123.Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring. Online condolences may be left at www.npwelch.com ,
