Individual Details
Melvin Lloyd Tucker
(27 Apr 1920 - 8 Jan 2009)
From the Bloomington Pantagraph
Melvin L. Tucker
Saturday, January 10, 2009
MINONK - Melvin L. Tucker, 88, of Quincy, formerly of Minonk, died at 8:50 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 8, 2009) in Quincy. Melvin and Monica farmed for many years and raised their family in the Dana area.
His funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Calvert & Froelich Memorial Home, Minonk, with the Rev. Harry Sanders officiating. Burial will follow in Minonk Township cemetery, Minonk. Visitation will be for one hour prior to services Monday at the memorial home. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, Minonk, or Good Samaritan Home in Quincy.
Surviving are two sons, James (Eileen) Tucker, Quincy, and Joseph Tucker, Odessa, Texas; two daughters, Martha (John) Walke, Abilene, Texas and Mary (Bill) Shields, Independence, Missouri; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and two brothers, plus four sisters and brothers who died in infancy.
Melvin L. Tucker
Saturday, January 10, 2009
MINONK - Melvin L. Tucker, 88, of Quincy, formerly of Minonk, died at 8:50 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 8, 2009) in Quincy. Melvin and Monica farmed for many years and raised their family in the Dana area.
His funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Calvert & Froelich Memorial Home, Minonk, with the Rev. Harry Sanders officiating. Burial will follow in Minonk Township cemetery, Minonk. Visitation will be for one hour prior to services Monday at the memorial home. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, Minonk, or Good Samaritan Home in Quincy.
Surviving are two sons, James (Eileen) Tucker, Quincy, and Joseph Tucker, Odessa, Texas; two daughters, Martha (John) Walke, Abilene, Texas and Mary (Bill) Shields, Independence, Missouri; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and two brothers, plus four sisters and brothers who died in infancy.
Events
| Birth | 27 Apr 1920 | the Tucker farmhouse in rural, Dana, Woodford Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 1930 | (Oliver Ashmer Tucker and Emma Geneva Martin) Woodford Co., Illinois | |||
| Baptism | 13 Nov 1932 | Presbyterian Church, Minonk, Woodford Co., Illinois | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 1940 | (Oliver Ashmer Tucker and Emma Geneva Martin) Woodford Co., Illinois | |||
| Marriage | 22 Aug 1943 | First Baptist Church, Minonk, Woodford Co., Illinois - Monica Alois Goff | | ||
| Religion | 19 Mar 1944 | transferred from the Presbyterian Church to Minonk First Baptist Church, shortly after his marriage to Monica, | |||
| Death | 8 Jan 2009 | Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois | |||
| Burial | 12 Jan 2009 | Minonk Township cemetery, Minonk, Woodford Co., Illinois | | ||
| Occupation | Farmer |
Families
| Spouse | Monica Alois Goff (1923 - 2004) |
| Child | James Lloyd "Jim" Tucker |
| Child | Dr. Martha Anne Tucker |
| Child | Mary Louise Tucker (1953 - 2011) |
| Child | Joseph Martin "Joe" Tucker |
| Father | Oliver Ashmer Tucker (1875 - 1952) |
| Mother | Emma Geneva Martin (1881 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Clifford Martin Tucker (1903 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Leeta Alene Tucker (1904 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Edna Laura Tucker (1906 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Edward Presley Tucker (1909 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Ruth Eleanor Tucker (1912 - 1912) |
| Sibling | Glen Martin Tucker (1914 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Ivan Oliver Tucker (1916 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Robert Franklin Tucker (1918 - 2008) |
| Sibling | Jane Evelyn Tucker (1924 - 2008) |
Endnotes
1. birth certificate in my file.
2. marriage certificate.
3. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #3," Page 23 - four announcements of 25th wedding anniversary; , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
4. Photo of headstone.