> Earl F. Tucker, 93, of Ewing died Sunday evening, Jan. 9, > 2011, at his home. > > A funeral service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. > 13, at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton with > the Rev. Tony Auxier and the Rev. Mark Minor officiating. > Burial with military rites conducted by the American > Legion Post 141 will be in Hope Cemetery in Ina. > Visitation will be after 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral > home. > > Earl was born in Frisco on March 6, 1917, the son of > Turner R. and Minnie (Murphy) Tucker. > > He married Helen Marie (Plasters), and she preceded him in > death on March 16, 1991. > > He married Lucille Tate, and she preceded him in death on > April 19, 2010. > > Mr. Tucker was a member of the North Benton Baptist > Church. > > He was a World War II Army veteran, attaining the rank of > staff sergeant. He served in the Philippines and was the > recipient of two Purple Hearts. He was the first person > drafted in Franklin County. > > Mr. Tucker was a past commander of the DAV. He was a > member of the Ewing Coal Association and a former Ewing > School Board member. > > He is survived by his son, Kevin and Jeannie Tucker of > Ewing; daughter, Teresa Howard and husband, Glenn, of > Creal Springs; three grandchildren, Kellie Miller, Aden > Howard and After Cheyenne Tucker; one brother, Harold > Tucker of Whittington; and a sister-in-law, Maxine Tucker > of Mt. Vernon. > > Mr. Tucker was preceded in death by parents, both wives, > and two brothers, Clyde and Grover Tucker. > > Source: Benton Evening News 1/10/11 > > CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DUE TO FIRE AT HIS RESIDENCE >