Mr. Marion Fabian Buckman, age 90 of Lebanon, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Spring View Hospital. He was born on January 24, 1931 in Marion County.

Mr. Buckman was a retired manager of Lerman Bros. Department Store in Lebanon after a fifty-year career. He was very active in both civic and community activities. He was president of the Lebanon-Marion County Chamber of Commerce, the Retail Merchants Association and the Lebanon Kiwanis Club. He was an honorary lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus and served as financial secretary for forty-two years. Mr. Buckman was also a founding father of the Marion County Country Ham Days and Chairman of Lebanon's Sesqui-Centenial Committee in 1965. He was also a Charter member of the Lions Club and served on the Lebanon City Council. Among his other accomplishments were the Jaycee's Young Man of 1965, Farm Bureau's 1972 Outstanding Business and Community Leader and the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce's 1974 Outstanding Citizen award. He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church where he served as a Eucharistic Minister and a member of the God Squad.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Ann Abell Buckman; parents, Clarence Willard and Christine Beaven Buckman; sister, Helen Cissell; brother Harold Buckman; son-in-law, Ronnie Thomas; sisters-in-law, Regina Buckman, and Gwen Buckman.

Survivors include his three sons, Donnie (Joanna) Buckman of Lebanon, KY, Glenn (Kathy) Buckman of Lexington, KY, and Perry (Darlene) Buckman of Elizabethtown; two daughters, Patsy (Ronnie) Thomas of Glasgow, KY, and Toni (Tony) Williams of Louisville, KY; ten grandchildren, Amy (Josh) Ueber of Lexington, KY, Ellen (Jeff) Roberts of Lebanon, KY, Shawn Tritt of Elizabethtown, KY, Beth (Chad) Russell of Glasgow, KY, Ryan (Mandi) Buckman of Lawrenceburg, KY, Christopher (Debbie) Buckman of Lebanon, KY, Patrick Thomas of Ouray, CO, Eric (Katie Jo) of Mount Sterling, KY, Graham (Amanda) Buckman of Brandenburg, KY, and Collin Williams of Louisville, KY; four brothers, J.C. (Regina) Buckman of Lebanon, KY, Curtis (Gwen) Buckman of Louisville, KY, Bernard (Kaye) Buckman of Lebanon, KY, and Ronald (Suzanne) Buckman of Lebanon, KY; sister Geraldine Cissell of Louisville, KY; also surviving are fifteen great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers are Ryan Buckman, Christopher Buckman, Eric Buckman, Graham Buckman, Collin Williams, and Byron Buckman.

A Mass of Christian burial will take place at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, September 03, 2021 at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Interment will follow in St. Augustine Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 P.M. Thursday September 02, 2021 at Bosley Funeral Home, with a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. officiated by Deacon Joe Dant.

In Lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy can take form in contributions to either St. Augustine Catholic Schools, 235 South Spalding Avenue, Lebanon, KY 40033, or St. Joe Cemetery, 108 Main Street, Raywick, KY 40060.