Reuben Lee Nuckles, 82, died on Sept. 6, 2023.
Funeral services will be held at School Creek Baptist Church on Sept. 9 at 10:30 a.m., with interment to follow at Smith Cemetery at School Creek.
Reuben was born March 3, 1941 to Joseph Aaron and Lucille Alline Champion Nuckles at Rollins Brook Hospital in Lampasas. The youngest of six children, he grew up in the Unity Community where he developed a love of the outdoors, hunting and fishing the Lampasas River.
He played football for Lampasas High School, where he was in the Class of 1959.
After high school, he journeyed to Idaho with several friends to work for the U.S. Forest Service, constructing and maintaining trails and firefighting within the Clearwater National Forest. He also worked winters on an Idaho ranch.
Reuben returned to Lampasas and worked at Guyco Construction for many years. He then opened the Antique Emporium on the downtown square in Lampasas, which he operated until his retirement.
Reuben was known as a kind, caring and generous person, as evidenced by his many good friends in both Lampasas and Burnet. An avid storyteller, he could keep people smiling as he recalled adventures of his youth. On any given afternoon he could be found playing Moon with his friends at the antique store, a tradition that continued throughout his life.
He was an expert gardener and was generous with the proceeds, giving much of it to friends and family. He was a member of School Creek Baptist Church.
Reuben was preceded in death by his wife, Jimmie Williamson Nuckles; brothers Joseph Paul Nuckles and James Frank Nuckles; and his sister, Joanna Pauline Nuckles Littrell.
He is survived by his sister Mary Nuckles Casbeer, and by brothers WA Nuckles and Steve Nuckles.
