Phillip Kenneth “Phil” Buckner

Bowling Green — Phillip Kenneth Buckner was born in Oak Ridge, TN on November 7, 1944. He passed away peacefully on November 11, 2026, in Bowling Green, KY after a brief battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, W. Kenneth Buckner and Katherine H. Buckner of Glasgow, KY, grandparents, Turner Buckner and Dollie Buckner of Pike View, KY, and his daughter-in-law Sarah Buckner. Phil is survived by his wife Phyllis Buckner of Bowling Green, KY; His sister Joyce Smith and her husband Bill of Glasgow, KY; His sons John Phillip Buckner of Franklin, KY, and Seth Buckner and his wife Elizabeth of Jefferson, TX; and his six grandchildren: Joshua Buckner and his wife Elizabeth of Greenwood, IN, Jonathan, Hannah, Grace, Lily, and Phillip Buckner of Jefferson, TX, and his first great grandson who is still on the way; nieces and nephews and a host of other family and friends Phil’s Dad worked for the Atomic Energy Commission during the WW2 in Oak Ridge, TN.

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