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Memorial Service: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM

ALLEN S. BUCKWALTER: Allen S. Buckwalter, 95, of Messiah Village, formerly of Elizabethtown, died on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Harrisburg Hospital. Born in Peabody, KS, he was the son of Samuel M. and Susan (Kreider) Buckwalter. He was the husband of the late Leoda A. (Smith) Buckwalter. In 1934 Allen graduated from Beulah College which was subsequently renamed Upland College, Upland, CA. He then graduated from Pasadena Nazarene College with a degree in Biblical studies. Allen and his wife Leoda were missionaries in India for 42 years. They were sponsored by what is now The Brethren In Christ Board for World Missions. During the first twenty years they worked as orphanage "parents," educators and what is now referred to as church planters. Allen also taught people how to establish gardens; how to dig wells and how to design successful irrigation systems from the wells to the gardens. In addition, with the help of local villagers two dispensaries and several houses were erected. In 1960 he and his wife changed the focus of their work to Christian radio broadcasting and they worked for the Far East Broadcasting Co. by writing and producing Biblical studies and musical programs. They continued their work until 1982 when they returned to the United States and lived in Elizabethtown, PA. Allen and Leoda were married for 64 years. She predeceased him in 2000. In addition, he was predeceased by his three sisters and three brothers one of whom was a twin brother. He is survived by his daughter, Joanne B. High, wife of Herbert High; two grandchildren, David A. High (Margaret) and two great grandchildren of Lancaster, PA and a granddaughter, Shana C. High of Falls Church, VA. A Memorial Service will be held in the Chapel at Messiah Village, 100 Mount Allen Drive, Mechanicsburg on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM. There will be no viewing. The family will receive friends on Tuesday morning at the Chapel from 9:30 until the time of service. Burial was held in the Grantham Memorial Park, Grantham, PA at the convenience of his immediate family. If one desires to make contributions, they may be sent to: The Brethren In Christ Board for World Missions, PO Box 390, Grantham, PA 17027-0390 or to The Far East Broadcasting Co., Inc., 15700 Imperial Hwy., La Mirada, CA 90638.


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