Juanita Joyce Buckley, age 85, of Texarkana, Arkansas died Friday, March 27, 2026, in a local hospice facility.

Mrs. Buckley was born on May 17, 1940, in Fouke, Arkansas and lived in Texarkana most of her life.  Juanita was a retired secretary for Cleve Batte Construction Company. and a member of Seventh Day Baptist Church in Texarkana.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Buckley, her mother Esther McWilliams, and her father Claude A Mitchell.

She is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, Jimmie Buckley of Texarkana Arkansas and Jeff and Jackie Buckley of Texarkana, Arkansas; one sister, Iris Merlene Lewis of Texarkana, Arkansas; and one brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Debi Mitchell of Ashdown, Arkansas; four grandchildren, Shawn Buckley, Hannah and her husband Brett Beck, Jennifer Wren and Jay Wren, Numerous great grandchildren, a host of nieces and nephews and other relatives.

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Memorial Gardens with Pastor Dan Richards officiating.

The family will receive friends at the Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas on Monday, March 30, 2026  from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.