Paul Buckhaulter

BUCKHAULTER, Mr. Paul - Age 68, passed away Friday, November 9, 2007 at Wiliam Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Funeral service 12:00p.m. Friday, November 16, 2007 at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 512 Pearsall St., Pastor Terrance Gowdy, officiating. Interment Jeurusalam Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Brandon, Mississippi. Friends will assemble at the church 12:00p.m. Friday. Mr. Buckhaulter will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 N. Perry St., and may be viewed from 12 to 8p.m. Thursday. Paul Dean Buckhaulter was born on February 24, 1939, to the late Dan and Juanita (Harper) Buckhaulter. He and his ten siblings were raised in Braxton, Mississippi. He accepted Christ at an early age and united with Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in Brandon, Mississippi. He later attended New Hope High School. After graduation from Jackson State University, where he pledged Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., he accepted a teaching position with the Pontiac School District in Pontiac, Michigan. He went on to earn a Masters of Education degree from Wayne State University where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. In addition, Paul earned a Specialist degree in School Administration and several certificates. He married Nenner (Steverson) Buckhaulter on August 2, 1964, and they had two awesome daughters, Paula and Kassandra. He taught for 41 years with the Pontiac School District before retiring in 2004. Paul was a faithful member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. He was an avid bowler and enjoyed participating in local leagues and traveling to tournaments. Other hobbies included woodworking, coaching, attending sporting events and spending time with family. He was a known chauffeur, chaperone, and all-around assistant to his wife with activities in and out of the classroom that she organized. Paul leaves a loving and devoted wife of 43 years, Nenner S. Buckhaulter; two daughters, Paula Buckhaulter of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Kassandra Buckhaulter of Addison, Illinois, and father-in-law, Reverend Bunnard Steverson. He is survived by eight siblings; Gladys Pope of Utica, Mississippi; Murdock Buckhaulter of Las Vegas, Nevada; Ella P. Garrett of Boston, Massachusetts; Jackie (Charlie) Davis of Braxton, Mississippi; Frank (Norma) Buckhaulter of Cleveland, Mississippi; Dean (Barbara) Buckhaulter of Braxton, Mississippi; Selena (Ira) Carle of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania and David (Fredia) Buckhaulter of Brookhaven, Mississippi. He is also survived by a wonderful village of family, in-laws, friends, colleagues and church family. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made "in memory of Paul Dean Buckhaulter" to the Rose Cancer Center, P.O. Box 5802, Troy, Michigan, 48007.

Paul Buckhaulter

February 24, 1929 - November 9, 2007