James Benjamin Buckley 86 of Champaign died on Wednesday February 21 2024 at Accolade Healthcare of Danville IL. James was born on June 5 1937 in Monticello Mississippi to George and Sarah Buckley. He married Carrie Harmon Buckley on December 25 1959. She preceded him in death. James graduated from ...
We knew he was going to be talented. He was inborn with a special ability. He acquired his ability for basketball through practice. At the age of nine he joined the Boys and Girls Club basketball team in Champaign Illinois. He was starting on his journey. He soon joined the middle school team in Cha...