Troy Lee Buckley Jr.

Published 2:12 pm Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at Mt. Zion Ora Baptist Church, Collins, Mississippi for Mr. Troy Lee Buckley, Jr., 26, who died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg.  Rev. George Fairley officiated with interment following in the Buckley Cemetery in Prentiss.  Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Troy Lee Buckley Jr. was born to Mr. Troy and Mrs. Annie Buckley in Covington County.  He joined church at an early age and was currently a member of Greater Deliverance Worship Ministry in Prentiss.

He attended and graduated from Prentiss High School in 2013.  Mr. Buckley participated in the JROTC program in high school and served in the National Guard Army Reserves.

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He received a degree in welding at Jones Community College vocational program.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, John Henry and Babe Ruth Buckley.

He is survived by his parents, Troy and Annie Buckley; sister, Georgia Buckley; maternal grandparents, Vernon and Edna Bass; god sister, Deanna Cole all of Prentiss and many other relatives and friends.