Clyde R. Tucker, 75, Mt. Vernon, died 3:45 a.m. May 23, 1991, at Crossroads Community Hospital.

Mr. Tucker was retired from City of Mt. Vernon Water Department.

He was born Nov. 6, 1915, in Ewing, a son of Turner and Minnie (Murphy) Tucker. Oct. 19, 1940, in Jackson, Mo., he married Kloe K. Dawson, who survives.

Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hughey Funeral Home with the Rev. Gene Auxier officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens.

Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Tucker is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Tim (Carla J.) Ellis of Mt. Vernon; three brothers, Earl Tucker of Ewing, Grover Tucker and wife, Maxine, of Mt. Vernon, and Harold Tucker of Whittington; two grandchildren, Craig Mullins and Timothy Ellis; and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Tucker was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of East Salem Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a deacon, of V.F.W. Post 1376 of Mt. Vernon, and of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local 702 of West Frankfort.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society and will be accepted at the funeral home at any time.

Source: Unknown
Date: May 1991
Transcribed by: Maria Bare