Obituaries
Irene Buchanan
August 16, 1934
Ms. Irene Buchanan was born August 16, 1934 in Robertson County to
Lige and Fannie Adams. She departed this life on December 1, 2019. She
grew up in the Edge Community and attended John M. Moore School and
Kemp High School.
Ms. Buchanan joined Friendship Baptist Church at an early age and there she
accepted Jesus Christ and devoted her life to serving Him. During her life-
time she was a member of the Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church where she
worked diligently and for many years as the church secretary. She was also a
member of the New Testament Missionary Baptist Church and served there
diligently also.
Ms. Irene, as everyone called her, was a consummate domino player. She
played and beat her children, children in the neighborhood, siblings,
strangers and anyone who dared to compete with her. She was a fabulous
cook and worked at many establishments using this skill. She was always
trying new recipes and different types of food to give her children variety in
their meals. She mastered cooking soul food and all who knew her raved
about her greens. She was one of the first cooks at the new F. W. Woolworth
(Woolworth’s) store’s coffee shop in Downtown Bryan, Texas. She left
Woolworth’s and went to work at City National Bank, which is now Wells
Fargo. She worked in the banking industry for 27 years and held various
positions before retiring.
Ms. Buchanan was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Curtis
Wayne Adams and Elijah Adams and one sister Georgia Edwards.
She leaves to mourn and cherish her memory her brother Otis Charles Adams,
Sr. of Houston, sons Donald Adams of Bryan, Texas and Joe Buchanan
(November) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; daughters Barbara Clemmons of
College Station, Texas and Debra Buchanan of Dallas, Texas; grandsons
Hyrom Buchanan of Arlington, Virginia, Caedrynn Conner of Leander, Texas,
Lucious “Chase” Clemmons 111 of College Station, Texas, Titus Adams of Bryan,
Texas; granddaughters, Shanisha (Gennaro) Bustera of Denver, Colorado
and Kantrece “Pumpkin” Adams of Bryan, Texas; great-granddaughters Kayla
Michelle Conner, Page Buchanan-Hall, Kiara Linwood, Saunti Buchanan,
Alasia Conway; great-grandsons Julius Christopher Buchanan, Charles Sims,
Arkaivon Conway; great-great granddaughters Autumn Linwood, Grace
Goodman, Ariana Buchanan; great-great grandsons Julius Christopher
Buchanan II, Caleb Goodman and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held Friday December 6,2019 from 10am to 6 pm in the chapel of Daniel and Son Funeral 401 West 18th st Bryan, Tx 77803.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday December 7, 2019 at 2 pm at Pleasant Grove M.B.C in Bryan, Tx.
Interment
Restever Memorial Park
Bryan, Texas
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To the Joe and the Buchanan family,
Our hearts go out to you in the loss of your Mother.
My you cherish and keep your memories forever.
Curtis and Charlotte(73) Jones
To the Buchanan family. May God provide you all with the strength and endurance to get you through the days ahead. God bless you and keep you is my prayer.
My deepest Condolences to Ms. Irene’s Family. Ms. Irene is missed and will forever be remembered as a generous and helpful person to all of the residents at MRC Affordable Housing Unity Building where Ms. Irene donated her time and her wonderful cooking talents to the Monthly Pot Lucks. I will remember Ms. Irene’s smile and spunk. Thank you Ms. Irene for allowing me to serve you during your time at Unity.
Dollie Rosas, Service Coordinator-Unity
To Debra, Joe, Barbara & Don,
May God grant you strength as you all prepare for Ms. Irene’s Homegoing celebration.
Debra, you have been a vital part of our Class of ’75 Reunion Committee and we are here for you. You & I have had conversations about this day & you have prepared for this day. You enjoyed Ms. Irene while she was here.
We will continue to lift you all up.
Robert C. Neblett (’75)
Joe and Family, my deepest sympathy to each of you. God will take care of you. You are also surrounded by God’s strength and He will see you through. I will continue to Pray for each of you. Linda Workman-Harris(Class of 73)
My thoughts & prayers are with Irene’s family during this time.
May your sweet memories of Irene strengthen you during this difficult time.
A former co-worker at First City,
Our condolences to Joe, Barbara, Debra, Donald and family. May your special memories together bring you strength and peace during this trying time. We are praying for you.
Joe:my classmate,Debra:my dorm roommate,Don and Barbara:childhood neighbors near Che’Dunns home greetings and condolences for the passing of Mrs.Irene.Gone but not forgotten.”Be strong in the LORD AND IN THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT”.
To Joe, Debra, Barbara and Donald,
We are truly sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. We hope that the Lord bring you all the much needed peace during this sad time. No one or nothing can fill the void created by the loss of a mother.
Please accept our heartfelt condolences
To the Buchanan family, may God grant each of you peace and contentment during this time of bereavement. My family is praying for the family. Debra was sooo instrumental with our brother Arhtur Colford III (Bubba) during his sickness and passing. Passing on condolences and prayers.