John H. "Jack" Buxton, 59, of West Poplar Street in Grove City died at 2:45 p.m. Friday at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, after a six-month illness.

Born in Grove City, April 23, 1947, he was the son of John Henry Buxton and Catherine Goeppner.

He was a member of the Grove City Christian Missionary Alliance Church.

Mr. Buxton graduated from Slippery High School in 1965 and from the New Castle Business College in 1967.

He began his career as a professional drummer and played in various local rock 'n' roll bands. In the late 1960s, he was a steelworker at Armco-Butler Works and had been a restaurant manager for Howard Johnson and Burger King. In the 1980s, he was a sales representative for a variety of companies. He retired in 2004 from the Trinity Living Center, Grove City, as a dietary cook

He was a fan of car racing and Little League Baseball. His other interests included hunting, model railroading, Civil War re-enactments, black powder shooting, the Grove City Highland Band, blues music, cooking and amateur photography.

Surviving are his wife, Karen Jeanette Schenck Buxton, whom he married June 3, 1972; a daughter, Bonnie and her husband, Jeremiah Otto, of Sewickley; and a son, John W. Buxton of Newport News, Va.

<B>BUXTON</B>— Friends of John H. "Jack" Buxton, who died Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>Smith Funeral Home</B>, 421 New Castle St., Slippery Rock. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Richard LaFountain, his church pastor, officiating. A praise memorial service will be held at the Grove City Christian Missionary Alliance Church at a time to be announced later. Burial will be private.