George Lawrence Buck, 64, of Wooldridge passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO.
A celebration of life for George will be held Monday, April 4, 2022 at Howard Funeral Home from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
George Lawrence Buck was born February 3, 1958 in Southport, Lancashire, England to Harold and Freda Buck. George married Alexis Nixon April 28, 2004. George’s first job as a teenager working for a farmer who raised potatoes and garden vegetables, this job was the start of a life-long love for gardening. He then went on to own his own business making sandwiches for the workers in Preston, U.K. George joined the British Army and traveled to Germany and Canada. After serving in the Army, he then continued serving as a psychiatric nurse. After his nursing career he went on to purse computer science before coming to the United States. He was a man of many traits and his loving personality will be forever missed.
George is preceded in death by his parents and brothers Maurice and Derek Buck. He is survived by his wife Alexis Nixon of Wooldridge, MO, daughters Sarah and Leah Buck of England, step-son Jesse (Tiffany) Bowers of Wooldridge, MO, sister Patricia Buck of England, and grandchildren Jaxsen and Jacqueline Bowers.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Wooldridge Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at: www.howardfh.com.
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