It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Dan Franklin Buchanan (Sylva, North Carolina), who passed away at the age of 85, on December 24, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Dan Franklin Buchanan to show support.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Thad Buchanan and Letha McMahan Buchanan; and his siblings, Glenn, Early Buchanan and Ila Buchanan.

He is survived by : his wife Mary Allie Sutton Buchanan; his children, Dan Franklin Buchanan, Jr. and Amy Buchanan; his grandchildren, Allison Blanton (Jesse), Luke Burgess, Ashton Grasty (Eli), Elsie Buchanan and Blair Buchanan; his great grandchild Kipton Grasty; his son Stetson Blanton; and his siblings, Roger Buchanan, Verna Bryson, Ruth Warren (Ronnie) and Howard Buchanan (Sue). He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Old Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, OSBC Youth Fund, or Four Seasons Hospice in Hendersonville, NC.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Appalachian Funeral Services & Crematorium