Zephia May Shryack Tucker,1881-1957

SHRYACK, TUCKER, PARROTT

Posted By: Connie White (email)
Date: 5/10/2012 at 20:08:51

CORRECTED OBITUARY

Adams County Free Press, Corning, Iowa
December 19,1957-Page 5

Zephia May Tucker, daughter of George and Sophronia Shryack, was born July 15,1881, at Warrensburg, [Johnson County], Missouri, and died December 14,1957, at Ottumwa, Iowa. At the age of three years, she came with her family to the area of Brooks, where she attended school and grew to young womanhood. On February 24,1904, she was married to Clarence O. Tucker, and the new home was made southwest of Brooks, in the Mt. Zion community. Here the home was blessed with children, was a part of the church life and entered into all activities of life together with neighbors and friends. She was a member of the Mt.Zion Presbyterian Church for 62 years.
In 1943, they moved to Corning. Mr. Tucker died on April 26,1947. Mrs. Tucker continued to live in Corning until 1955, when she moved to Ottumwa. She lived with her son, Carl, for a year and then entered a nursing home in 1956, where the remainder of her life was spent. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Parrott {San Diego, California}; three sons, Carl of Ottumwa; Glenn of Prescott; and Ora of Kent; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held in the Roland Funeral Home in Corning, Tuesday afternoon, December 17th,1957, at 2:30 o'clock. Music was by Mrs. Harry Thompson, accompanied by Mrs. Floyd Walter. Rev. W.H. Sinning was in charge of the services. Pall bearers were Ivan Heaton, Rolly Spring, Robert Hanzie,Albert Hedinger, George Hamman and Joe Walter. Interment was in Methodist Grove Cemetery.