Bucky Morse's Obituary
Bucky Morse, age 87, of Farmington, Arkansas passed away Thursday April 22, 2021 in Farmington. He was born April 27, 1933 in Dacoma, Oklahoma to Ivan and Violet Morse. The eldest of three children, he grew up helping his family eke a living out of the sandy Oklahoma soil. In 1951 at the age of 18 he was set to travel to Arkansas to take a job with the railroad. He was convinced by a close associate that his life would be better spent to attend college and become a teacher. While attending college he met Martha Louise McCully. They married in 1953. In 1956, he enlisted in the U.S. Army with the rank of Sargent, due to his service in the National Guard. During his enlistment he served as a drill sergeant, staff sergeant, and Chaplin’s assistant. His last posting was in Alaska, and when he left the Army, he remained there and returned to teaching. During the summers, he worked at a fish hatchery or as a logger. In 1965, due to his father’s declining health, he brought his young family back to Oklahoma. Louise obtained her teaching certificate and in 1968 they moved to Arkansas, settling in the Cove Creek area near Prairie Grove. Over the next 30 years he and Louise taught multiple generations of elementary students in Prairie Grove and Farmington. He retired from Farmington as an assistant principle in 1996. In 1999 Louise died of cancer soon after retiring. In 2000 he married Nancy Darlene Leslie. Bucky was a member of Prairie Grove Christian Church. He is survived by his wife Nancy Morse; three sons, Wayne Morse of Farmington, Kevin Morse of Conway, Leslie Morse and his wife Margee of Fayetteville, Allen Leslie of Farmington, Tony Leslie and his wife Rhonda of Springdale, Mike Leslie and his wife Tina of Goshen; two daughters, Debra Roberts of Springdale, Debbie Rictor and her husband Loren of Springdale; his sister, Bonnie Harris of Tacoma, Washington; 13 grandchildren, Patrick Morse, Elandra Morse, Eric Totten, Mindy Totten, Aaron Leslie, Tyra Leslie, Steve Leslie, Rocky Leslie, Shawn Gautier, Randy Leslie, Rick Leslie, Andrea Poplin, David Poplin; and numerous great grandchildren.
Visitation will be 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tuesday April 27 at Moore’s Chapel. Funeral service will be 10:00 am Thursday April 29th at Moore’s Chapel with burial to follow in Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville. Click this link to view additional details about Bucky's Services, including any available live streams: https://my.gather.app/remember/bucky-morse
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