Tucker, Fern May (1922 – 2007)

TUCKER, WILSON, SMITH, COMSTOCK

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/19/2013 at 18:55:35

Name of deceased: Fern May Tucker

Aged: 85 yrs, 5 mo, 27 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: March 10, 1922, on the family farm near Tennant, IA

Died: Sep. 6, 2007, at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA

Funeral services: Monday, Sep. 10, 2007, at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan, IA. Pastor Orris Drake officiated. Burial was held at the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, IA.

Survived by: Sisters, Frances (spouse, Glen) Wilson of Hemet, CA and Eunice (spouse, Clifford) Smith of Walnut, IA; sister-in-law, Jacquetta Tucker of Cedar Rapids, IA; nephews, Kit Wilson (spouse, Mary) of Orange, CA, Tom Tucker (spouse, Diane) of Cedar Rapids, IA, Mark Smith (spouse, Barb) of Elk Horn, IA, and David Smith (spouse, Diane) of Cook, NE; niece, Susan Tucker of Kansas City, MO; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Charles William and Vera Viola (nee Comstock) Tucker; brother, Kenneth Tucker; sister-in-law, Doris Tucker; infant nephew, Craig Tucker

Education: attended grade school at the Pleasant Ridge Country School and continued her education at the Tennant (IA) Consolidated School and graduated with the Class of 1938. Attended Commercial Extension Business School in Omaha, NE.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: Began to work at Barnhart Press in Omaha after graduating from business school; she worked as a secretary there until she retired after more than 40 years in their employment.

Hobbies/Interests: She was a devoted daughter, sister, and aunt. Her nieces and nephews were her pride and joy.

Sources: pauleyjones.com, ancestry.com