Ruth Nicholson Buchanan

Aiken- Mrs. Ruth Nicholson Buchanan, 87, the wife of the late Robert L. Buchanan, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 19, at 11:00 A. M. graveside at Historic Bethany Cemetery with the Reverend Dr. Fred Andrea, III officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Buchanan was born in Ware Shoals, SC, to the late Walter and Martha Ezelle Nicholson. She moved to Aiken in 1950, where she and her husband established Buchanan Home and Auto Supply, Inc. She was a registered nurse, member of the Truth Seekers Sunday School Class and an active member of Aiken First Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Buchanan (Dr. James) Darling, Atlanta, GA; two sons, The Honorable Robert L. (Tookie) Buchanan, Jr., Barry N. (Brenda) Buchanan. both of Aiken; eight grandchildren, Dr. Robert Lee Buchanan, III, William Tarrant Buchanan, Mary Bailey Buchanan, Franklin Nicholson (Kendall) Buchanan, Anne Wesberry Buchanan, Abigail Lee Darling, Madison Caroline Darling and Ashley Taylor Darling. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 3157, Aiken, SC 29802 Please visit Mrs. Buchanan's online guest book at www.shellhousefuneralhome.com SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Ruth Nicholson Buchanan, please visit our flower store.