Thomas T Tucker
Thomas T Tucker of Christerson Lane, Campbellsville, son of the late Roy Lee Tucker and Sarah Lyndall Miller Tucker was born April 30, 1933, in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 11:00 A.M., Friday, April 9, 2004, in Campbellsville. Age: 70He professed faith in Christ and was an active member of the Campbellsville Baptist Church where he was president of his Sunday School Class and served diligently on the building and grounds committee which he had chaired for a number of years.He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, Vietnam and Desert Storm having served his country in the United States Army. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon, NCO Development Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm and the Presidential Citation. He worked as an electrical and mechanical technician and was a soldier in the United States Army for thirty-nine and one-half years. He united in marriage to Mary Margaret Burress December 18, 1961. Besides his wife, Mary Margaret Tucker of Christerson Lane, Campbellsville, he is survived by two daughters: Alice Wilson and Connie Lynn Tucker of Campbellsville; three grandchildren: Tommie Lynn Howard, Christi Carol Howard and Mary Gabrielle Tucker of Campbellsville; three great-grandchildren: Ashlee Michelle Long, Jazmine Carroll Howard and Alyssa McKinley Curry of Campbellsville; two brothers and three sisters: James Richard Tucker and William Patrick Tucker of Campbellsville, Mary Joe Sutton of St. Charles, Missouri, Sue Catherine Buck of New Albany, Indiana and Margaret Ann Mudd of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews, many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Lee Tucker.FUNERAL SERVICES: 2:00 P.M., Sunday, April 11th at the Parrott Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Dr. James E. Jones, Rev. Skip Alexander and Rev. Larry Rowell BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery with full military honors PALLBEARERS: Jerry Burress, Gary Hash, Lilburn Hedgespeth, Ralph Hedgespeth, Richard Nelson, Billy B. Smith, Marshall T. Whatley, Richard Williamson HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Philemon Sunday School Class of Campbellsville Baptist Church, Carl Brent McCubbin, Jeffrey Pierce
