St. Clair County Obits

JOHN EDWIN TUCKER

St. Clair Courier
November 5, 1964
Front Page
Lifelong Gerster Resident Dies
Funeral services were held in the Gerster Baptist Church Saturday afternoon, Oct. 31 for John Edwin Tucker, who died Oct 29 on the farm where he was born and had spent his entire life.

Officiating at the services were Rev. Charles A. Whaley and Rev. Tommy Burgdorf. Burial was made in the Osceola cemetery under the direction of Goodrich Funeral Home.

Pallbearers were Omer Best, Edwin Lacey, Ira Miller, David King, Dewey Wheeler, and Irwin Burns.

Mr. Tucker, son of Thomas and Cordelia Johndrow Tucker, was born near Gerster March 5, 1900. In 1925 he was married to Edna Nickel. One daughter, Peggy, Mrs. Jon Endley, was born to the couple. There are tow granddaughters, Carolyn and Joylyn Endley. Other survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Linnie Baxter and Miss Leona Tucker of Bolivar and two brothers, Tobie of Bolivar and Homer of Osceola.

He was converted and baptized at an early age and has been a worker in the Gerster Baptist church for many years.

Submitted by Marie Reynolds