Obituary - Mount Pulaski Times-News, 29 February 1940 Alice Buckles, 84, Died at Niantic Mrs. Alice Buckles, 84, widow of Derias Buckles, died at 3:35 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, 1940, at her home in Niantic, Macon County, following an extended illness. Alice Turley was born March 31, 1855, about six miles southwest of Mount Pulaski, being a daughter of Robert and Sarah Rankin Turley. He r father was born in Logan County and her mother was a native of Kentucky. During the year 1875, she married Derias Buckles, whose father, John Buckles, was born in White County, Illinois in 1822 and, while a baby, was brought to the community of Mount Pulaski, this being several years before the city was founded in 1836. Derias Buckles and wife began their married life on a farm four miles north of Niantic, and 47 years ago built a fine home on the north edge of Niantic, and spent the remainder of their days there. Mr. Buckles became an extensive owner of valuable farms in Macon, Sangamon, and Logan counties. He died on Feb. 23, 1933. One daughter, Cora, was born to this union and became the wife of Harry Cowden. She died in 1904. Mrs. Buckles was also preceded in death by three brothers, Louis E., Elmer, and John William Turley. Decedent is survived by one granddaughter, Mrs. Robert J. Cannon, and a great grandson, Robert B. Cannon of Niantic; one sister, Mrs. Ora Kennedy, living in North Dakota; and two brothers, James L. Turley, residing in Florida, and Harrison Turley of Niantic. The body was removed to the Pritchett Funeral Home in Illiopolis, and returned to the residence Monday evening. Mrs. Buckles was a member of the Niantic Christian Church, where funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. R. Porter. Two favorite hymns, "In the Garden" and "The Old Rugged Cross", were sung by Mr. Kiger and Mr. Lyons of Decatur. Interment was made in the Steenbergen Cemetery, four miles southwest of Mount Pulaski. The pallbearers were William Moore, Dan H. Irvin, Carl Pritchett, and H. A. Bruce, all of Niantic, and Claude Litterly and Frank E. Turley of Mount Pulaski. Quite a number of relatives and friends from Mount Pulaski and vicinity attended the funeral.