BENTON -- David "Shawn" Buchanan, 28, of Benton died Saturday, Aug. 9, 1997, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky, following an automobile accident.
He was born Oct. 14, 1968, in Sikeston, son of Joel and Sondra Warren Buchanan. He was a contracting manager with McLane Investment Co. of Cape Girardeau. He was a 1987 graduate of Kelly High School and attended Jefferson Community College in Hillsboro.
He is survived by his parents, a brother, Jonathan Buchanan of Benton; two sisters, Dawn Collier of Charleston and Nikki Carlyle of Scott City; paternal grandparents, Joel and Sue Buchanan of Sikeston; and maternal great-grandmother Leona Greenlee of Jackson.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Unity Baptist Church in Benton with the Rev. Dale Huff officiating. Burial will be in Unity Baptist Cemetery.
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