Obituary - Mount Pulaski Times-News, 2 March 1933 Derius Buckles Service Sunday Derius Buckles, 83, a well known and highly respected resident of Niantic, Macon County, Illinois, passed away at his home in that place at 6 o'clock Thursday evening, February 23, 1933, from heart trouble. He had been in failing health for some time, his condition becoming critical several days before his death. Derius Buckles was born February 18, 1850, a few miles southwest of Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, being a son of John and Esther Jane (Scroggin) Buckles, his parents being pioneer residents of Mt. Pulaski vicinity. On February 18, 1875, he was united in marriage with Alice Turley of Mt. Pulaski, and they went to housekeeping on a farm near Niantic. Mr. Buckles was a successful farmer, stock raiser, and cattle feeder, and became widely known in central Illinois for his activities. At the time of his death, he possessed approximately 4000 acres of Logan, Macon, and Sangamon county lands. Mr. Buckles was interested in the Niantic bank. Mr. Buckles was preceded in death by one daughter, Cora, who died several years ago. He is survived by his wife; one granddaughter, Mrs. Robert Cannon; one great grandson, Richard Buckles Cannon of Niantic; five nephews, Elmer Turley of Greenville, Miss., Harry, Frank, Cecil, and Hubert Buckles; and three nieces, Mrs. Thomas L. Rothwell, Mrs. George Litterly Sr., and Mrs. Oscar W. Mayer, all of Mt. Pulaski. He was the last member of the well known family of John Buckles, being preceded in death by two brothers, Elias and John Marion Buckles, and one sister, Phebe C., who was the wife of Ode Turley. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Niantic at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, February 26, conducted by Rev. J. J. Jenner and Rev. R. E. Henry. Elmer Lyons and Harry Geiger, of Decatur, sang "The Old Rugged Cross", "No Night There", and "In the Garden." The funeral was largely attended, many relatives and friends from Mt. Pulaski and vicinity being present. The interment was made in the Steenbergen cemetery, four miles southwest of Mt. Pulaski. The pallbearers were William Moore, H. O. Bruce, Carl W. Pritchett, Dan Erwin, and William Close of Niantic, and Frank E. Turley of Mt. Pulaski. The honorary pallbearers were M. E. Lockhart, Walter Pritchett, J. F. Beall, and A. C. Birks of Niantic, and W. E. Birks of Mt. Pulaski. The ladies in charge of the flowers were Mrs. Charles Pritchett, Miss Wilma Moore, Miss Esther Frink, Miss Margaret Critchnau, and Miss Lucy Moore of Niantic, and Miss Dorothy Thomas of St. Louis, Mo. Those who came from a distance to attend the funeral were Mrs. J. D. White, Mrs. Dwight Thomas and daughter, Dorothy, of St. Louis, Mo.; Elmer Turley of Greenville, Miss.; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wisegarver of Deland; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Culp of Champaign; Miss Pearl Turley of Springfield; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hall, Mrs. Myrtle Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turley of Buffalo.