Collin Co., - Obituary - James A Rucker *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: "Karen Beda" Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** Obituary James A. Rucker CELINA - Services for James Allen Rucker, 79-year-old retired painter of Celina who died Friday in Hilltop Nursing Home in Gunter, will be held at 2 p.m. today in Cantrell Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Wade Thomas and Rev. Ron Hathcoat will officiate, and burial will be in Cottage Hill Cemetery. Mr. Rucker was born in Collin County, the son of Arthur Rucker and Alla George Rucker, and married Mildred Smith on Oct. 12, 1936 in Celina. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife; sons, Kenneth Rucker of Seattle, Wash., and Alvin Rucker; daughters, Judy Harris of Celina and Joyce Cox of Richardson; brothers, Lee Rucker of Celina and Horace Rucker of McKinney; sisters, Minnie Bass of Celina and Wilma Scott of McKinney; and 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. (Sherman Democrat November 5, 1989)