Tucker, Charles Patrick 'Chuck'

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: TUCK.C012
• Military Service: Private, United States Army
• Funeral: 14 Jan 1991, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois

Notes:

He was a Civil Service Employee for a veterans hospital in Memphis, TN, and a U.S. Army veteran for 12 years.

Died:
Charles P. "Chuck" Tucker, 37, of Forrest City, AK, (formerly of Claremont, IL) died at his residence at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1991.

Charles married Griffin, S. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Tucker, P.W.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Career Soldier, United States Army; ROTC Instructor;
• Reference Number: TUCK.C011
• _FGRAVE: 54065888
• Funeral: Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
• Military Service: Korean War, Sergeant, United States Army
• Military Service: World War II, United States Army

Notes:

He retired as a Sergeant from the U.S. Army in 1968 with over 25 years of service. He served in World War II and the Korean War earning three Purple Hearts, two Bronze Stars and numerous other medals and citations. Later in his career he was an ROTC Instructor and rifle team coach at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Following his retirement, he attended Vincennes University studying accounting and bookkeeping, and later worked in several area businesses. He was a member of the American Legion and VFW.

Occupation:
ROTC Instructor, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado
ROTC Instructor, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Buried:
Burial will be held in Crest Haven Cemetery in Claremont with full military rites.

Charles married Murphy, P.R.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: TUCK.W003

Notes:

He and his wife operated the telephone exchange at Dundas for many years and had lived in retirement in Olney.

William married Byrd, Mary R. in May 1917. Mary (daughter of Byrd, C. and Bishop, E.) was born on 7 Mar 1902 in Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana; died on 14 Jan 1981 in St. Vincent's Hospital, Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois; was buried in Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: BYRD.M002

Notes:

She was a retired telephone operator and worked the Dundas exchange several years ago.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: TUCK.J001
• _FGRAVE: 39302798

John married Perry, Martha Etta. Martha (daughter of Perry, M. and Jones, M.) was born on 7 Jul 1863 in Richland County, Illinois; died on 2 Jan 1958 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Shiloh Cemetery #01, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: PERR.M001
• _FGRAVE: 39302868

Notes:

Published January 3, 1959:

Mrs. Martha Etta Tucker, age 94, the widow of John Tucker, passed away early this morning Thursday at Richland Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for the past three days.

Mrs. Tucker was born in Richland county the daughter of Marion Perry and Margaret Jones. She lived a large part of her life in Vincennes. She had recently made her home near Claremont with her son Allen.

She leaves the following children. W. H. Tucker of Dundas, Mrs. Stella McVaigh, Mrs. Della Morgan, both of Olney, Allen Tucker of Claremont, Mrs. Inez Nesler, Ray Tucker, both of Evansville, IN, Mrs. Grace Holcomb of Clay City and Donald Tucker of Vincennes. There are 32 grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren and ? great great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday morning in the Memorial Chapel of the Summers-Wilson Funeral Home with Bro. Lyle Berry officiating.

Interment will be in the Shiloh Cemetery near Berryville.

C. married Bishop, E.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]