THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, February 11, 1996 TAG: 9602110031
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
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Cecil E. Buchanan, 74, of the 3600 block of Battlefield Blvd. South, died Feb. 8, 1996, in his residence.
Mr. Buchanan, the widower of Edna Matthews Buchanan, was a retired supervisor of ship building from the Department of Navy. He was a native of Portsmouth. He served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, and was a member of the 354th Pioneer Mustang Fighter Group Association. He was a Mason.
Survivors include a daughter, Norma B. St. John of Chesapeake; three sons, Keith W. Buchanan of Mechanicsville, Va., Craig D. Buchanan of St. Augustine, Fla., and Glenn A. Buchanan of Irving, Texas; a sister, Doris B. Owens of Portsmouth; a brother, Charles B. Buchanan Jr. of Suffolk; and a grandchild, Hannah St. John of Chesapeake.
A graveside service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Ernest L. Trueblood. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Bridge Chapel, is in charge.
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