The Independence Daily Reporter Montgomery County Monday August 16, 1937 Barney Bucher Dies At Coffeyville Home Today. Barney BUCHER, 39, Coffeyville attorney who was well known here, died of heart disease at his home today. Bucher practiced law in district court here and often appeared in cases with his father before the latter's death. When the United States entered the World War, Bucher was the first Coffeyville youth to join Company A. of the 139th infantry. Bucher was graduated from the University of Kansas in 1923.