Dana Albright Buchanan
1972-2018
Lincolnton- Candice Dana Albright Buchanan, 45, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2018 at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House, Huntersville.
She was born in Gaston County on December 1, 1972 to Michael and Roseanne
Boyter Albright.
She attended Plainview Baptist Church. Dana loved animals; she especially enjoyed her dogs, chickens, goats and horses. Dana also loved to cook, she was a great cook! She could make healthy food taste good and helped many people find a healthy lifestyle through her years of working as a nutritionist at Carolinas Medical Center. Dana worked with the Relay for Life along with a good friend Elton Wallace. She never met a stranger and was a friend to many. Most of all, she enjoyed being a grandmother to Eliza. She was a loving mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend who will be greatly missed! Dana had a servant's heart and found joy in helping others.
Left to cherish her memories includes her children Rachelle (Ethan) Pond, Jacob Buchanan; parents, Mike and Roseanne Albright; granddaughter, Eliza Pond;
Dana's companion Jason Moody;
brothers, Donovan (Lucinda) Albright and their son Colton, Aaron Albright and Jennifer Albright and their daughter, Aubrey; step-children, Kurtis and Alicia Buchanan
The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 10:50 a.m., Saturday, June 30th in the Family Life Center prior to the Celebration of Life Service at 11:00 a.m. at Plainview Baptist Church, 3640 Dallas High Shoals Highway, Dallas, NC with Reverend Mark Hovis officiating. In honor of celebrating Dana, please dress in causal colorful attire.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Relay for Life, c/o Cancer Services of Gastonia, 306 South Columbia Street, Gastonia, NC 28054. Gaston Humane Society, 114 Sherrill Road, Gastonia, NC 28052.
Condolences may be made to www.withersandwhisenantfuneral.comWithers and Whisenant Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 2916 Union Road, Gastonia 704-864-5144 is serving the Family.