Dexter W. Tucker 1939-2012

JONES TUCKER FINLEY

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/7/2012 at 11:53:43

Sioux City Journal
April 18, 2012

Dexter W. Tucker, 72, of Sioux City died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at a local hospital.

Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Loving Faith Fellowship in Sioux City. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at Waterbury Funeral Service.

Dexter was born in Sioux City, on May 15, 1939, the son of Bernard J. and Etta (Jones) Tucker. He attended and graduated Sioux City Central High School with the class of 1958. He served as a parts manager for both Zook Motors and Tagatz Pontiac for a few years, he then attended Western Iowa Tech Community College and received training to become a truck driver. Following his graduation, he began a 30-year career as a truck driver for Metz Baking, and Sara Lee Foods. Following his retirement from trucking, he had worked the past 10 years as a salesperson for Ideal Wheels II.

Dexter married Joan Finley from which this union brought his children, Dex, Rex, and Kim. The couple later divorced. He married Marsha Smith on Dec. 26, 2002, in Elk Point, S.D.

Dexter enjoyed cars, motorcycles, racing, boating, traveling and music. In his younger days, he drag raced in his own dragster and his motorcycle. He enjoyed anything that went fast. He cherished the time that he could spend with his family and all of his friends.

Dexter is survived by his wife, Marsha of Sioux City; his son, Rex of Sioux City; his daughters, Kim Ernst and her husband, Monty of Sioux City, and Erica Black of Sioux City; his stepsons, Jeff Tucker and Jason Berg and his wife, Shelly; his stepdaughters, Stephanie Bonness and Suzanne Eagan; his sister, Mary Kay Jones and her husband, Gary of Sioux City; his nine grandchildren, Raymond, Terra, Ashley, Tony and Aaron Tucker, Andrew and Nathan Ernst, and Mersaydes and Mackayla; six great-grandchildren and one on the way; and his three stepgrandchildren, Chaeli, Jocelyn, and Sydney.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Dexter Tucker Jr.; and a brother, Thomas.