Johnson County TN Archives Obituaries.....Tucker, Florence E July 16, 2007
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Elizabethton Star  July 22, 2007
Florence E. Tucker 





    Miss Florence E. Tucker, 81, of Asbury Center, 400 North Boone Street, 

Johnson City, Tenn., and formerly of Butler, Tenn., passed away Monday, July 

16, 2007, at Asbury Center following an extended illness. 





    A native of Old Butler, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late Herbert and 

Matilda Burton Tucker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death 

by five brothers, Charles, Ellis, Elbert, Warren and Troy Tucker, and a 

sister, Rhoda T. Shuey. 





    Florence was a graduate of the Watauga Academy and East Tennessee State 

University. She retired as a State of Tennessee employee, having served as 

County Director of the Department of Human Services in Johnson County. She was 

of the Baptist faith and was a former active member of the Butler OES #218 

where she served as a Worthy Matron. 





    Florence belonged to numerous clubs and committees which promoted the 

growth and development of Johnson County. She helped start 911 in Johnson 

County and did a cancer study in Kentucky. She was a lover of competitive 

sports and followed the Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Team from elementary 

school days. 





    Survivors include a sister, Louise Tucker Pleasant of Butler; three 

nieces, Trula Haley of Butler, Linda Jewett of Doylestown, Ohio, and Jenny 

Farthing of Canada; and nephews, Dick and Mike Pleasant of Butler, and special 

nephew, Sidney Smithdeal of Butler. 





    A Celebration of Life service for Miss Tucker will be conducted at 2:30 

p.m. Sunday, July, 22, from the Charles B. Hux Memorial Chapel of Hux-Lipford 

Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Hughes and Ms. Mona Sweeney officiating. 

Music will be under the direction of Chris and Tona Hughes. Inurnment will be 

in the Butler Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at 

anytime. For those who desire in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may 

be made to the Butler Museum, P.O. Box 261, Butler, TN 37640; the Building 

Fund of Little Doe Baptist Church, 223 Doe Creek Road, Butler, TN 37640; or 

the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family 

through our Web site at www.hux-lipford.com. 





    Hux Lipford Funeral Home, 300 West Main Street, Mountain City, (423) 727-

9221, is in charge of the arrangements for the Tucker family.





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