Naomi “Red” Buckley

Lansing, MI

Naomi “Red” Buckley, beloved Mother, Sister, Aunt, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Great-Great Grandmother, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 14, 2018. She was blessed to be 90 years old.

Mrs. Buckley was born on June 7, 1927, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She later moved to Lansing, Michigan, in 1953. Mrs. Buckley was like a mother to many and was always willing to help anyone in need.

Mrs. Buckley was preceded in death by her parents, Johnnie and Sallie Mitchell; four sisters, Bertha Cummings, Lizzie Hudson, Coressa Summerville, and Freddie Bufford; her husband, Howard Buckley, Jr.; daughter, Betty Mitchell; son, Gilbert Buckley; and grandson, Jimmy Buckley.

Mrs. Buckley leaves to forever cherish her loving memory: her sister, Norma Stafford of Dallas, Texas; 5 daughters, Alicia (James) Evans, Cheyanne Armstrong, Alice Buckley-King, Charlie Buckley, and Diann Buckley; 3 sons, John Mitchell, Joe Buckley, and Timothy Buckley, all of Lansing, Michigan. She also has 19 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

The funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, January 22, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow in East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos, MI.