Mrs. Mary Grace Lowry Buchanan

Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Grace Buchanan, age 77 of Tuscaloosa, will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bethsadia Church. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery, with Bro Donny Yarbrough and Bro. Frank Ellis officiating. She will lie-in-State at the church for one hour prior to the service.

Moss-Service Funeral Home of Cullman directing.

Mrs. Buchanan passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at her residence. She was born January 24, 1934 in Cullman to the late Snowda Parks Lowry and Florence Esther Bradford Lowry. She served her church at Bethsadia Baptist as the clerk for over 20 years, served her community as a LPN at Woodland Village Nursing Home and retired from Cullman Regional Medical Center; and then continued at Cullman Urology for several more.

She is preceded in death by her parents, and one brother, Joseph C. Lowry.

She is survived by her Daughter – Lynda Joan (Frank) Ellis; two Sons, Victor Lee (Stephanie) Buchanan and Barry Kent (Amanda) Buchanan; one Brother – Parks Edwin “Jack” (Betty) Lowry; nine Grandchildren – Heather Buchanan, Lance Corporal Benjamin (Magan) Buchanan, Lance Corporal Andrew Parks Buchanan, Nick Howard, Baeleigh Rodriguez, Hannah Crisler, Frank Compton Ellis III, Petty Officer Nic Buchanan USCG and Will Buchanan; two Great-Grandchildren – Paxton and Bryant.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, May 6, 2011 from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.