Elaine Roggli Buker, 99, was called to heaven on Dec. 24, 2014, while a resident of Adams Place retirement center in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Elaine was born in Decherd, Tenn., on April 22, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Cullie Roggli. Upon graduation from Franklin County High School in 1944, Elaine moved to Oak Ridge, where she worked as a secretary for Union Carbide at the former K-25 site. While working there, she met and married her late husband, William F. Buker.
Elaine is survived by her two children, W. Christopher Buker of Arrington, Tenn., and Janice B. Peterson of Oak Ridge. Elaine's grandchildren include Jennifer Barton of Franklin, Tenn., Beth Buker of Arrington, Tenn., Daniel Buker of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Derick Preston of Oak Ridge, Tenn; and great grandchildren, Grace and Matthew Barton of Franklin, Tenn.
In Elaine's younger adult life in Oak Ridge, she actively participated in ballroom dancing, playing bridge, and she was involved with local political activity. Elaine was a faithful Christian who loved and served her Lord Jesus Christ. While living in Oak Ridge she attended New Life Church of the Nazarene.
Family and friends are invited to attend graveside services to be held at the Oak Ridge Memorial Park, Garden of Devotion, at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. The Reverends Kenny Walls and Alan Roggli will lead the service. Donations in lieu of flowers should be directed to the American Diabetes Association, Knoxville chapter.
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