Geraldene Buckley Geraldene “Gerri” Buckley, age 68, passed away Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Flagstaff. Gerri was born on Sept. 16, 1952, in Snowflake to Richard and Mae (Malone) DeSpain. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, at the R.V. “Mike” Ramsay Memorial Cemetery in Snowflake. Gerri moved to Joseph City in 1993 where she married Donald Buckley and became stepmom to his six children. Gerri enjoyed working at Joseph City School District as a cafeteria cashier and an athletic ticket taker where she loved taking money and harassing people with her good humor. She loved reading, watching home improvement and cooking channels, crafting, scrapbooking, and going camping and fishing with the kids and grandkids (where she would sit in the truck and read). She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she held many callings throughout her life. Gerri is survived by her six step children, Adam (Janeille), Wayne (Melissa), Jeremy (Shealyn), Sheri, Dawn and David “Russell”; her sister, Joyce Bradley; brother, Richard “Rick” DeSpain; grandchildren, Kendrick (Morgan), Alyssa, Bryndon, Avery, Brett, Brady, Jaggar, Elizabeth, Ryan, Drew, Dawson, Dylan, Maison, Bryce, Richard, Karina, Izabella, Naevia, Demitrius, Clint, Blu, Rancen and Clyde; sisters-in-law, Roxanne Edmonson (Kenneth) and Tina Koonce (Bryan); as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Buckley; parents, Richard and Mae (Malone) DeSpain; siblings, Patricia “Pat” Hopper and Jala Allen; mother-in-law, Betty Lou (Hart) Buckley; and father-in-law, John Ross Buckley. Owens Livingston Mortuary of Holbrook handled the arrangements.
