Gwendolyn Ann Jones Buchanan, 2pm Thursday at the Bill Eisenhour Northeast Chapel, with burial at Arlington Memory Gardens. Born New Straitsville OH. June 17, 1927. R.N., U of Cin., 1948; B.S. in Nursing, U of Okla, 1967, M.S. in Nursing, 1978. Staff nurse VA Hosp. Memphis, 1949-51, head nurse neurosurgery and neurology, 1951-59; head nurse neurology, neurosurgery and rehab. VA Hosp, OKC, 1960-65; night supr., nurse coordinator and consultant MWC Meml. Hosp., 1966-68; clin. nursing supr. ambulatory c are VA Hosp., 1968-81; assistant chief surg/amb. care VA Hosp., 1981-85. Member of ANA, ONA, NLN, OLN, and Sigma Theta Tau. Honors include Pres. Beta Delta, Sigma Theta Tau, Whos Who of American Women 1979, 83-84, Personalities of the South 1979, The World Whos Who of Women '79-'80, '83-'84, Whos Who in American Nursing 1984. Published in nursing journals and text.

Survived by her husband, Jim; children, Linda Laakman, Cynthia Patterson, Jim Jr. and Thomas; her mother Gwen Jones ; brother, Tom Jones ; 5 grandchildren. Loved and respected by family and friends. She will be missed greatly.