Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Tucker, Ruth C. Williams, 1972 

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RUTH CLEVELAND WILLIAMS TUCKER 

   Mrs. Ruth Williams Tucker, age 80, widow of Robert James Tucker, died 
yesterday at her home on Lee Street.  She was a member of Franklin Baptist 
Church, and a charter member of the Franklin Garden Club.  Surviving are two 
sons, Dr. William Taylor Tucker, Richmond, and Robert James Tucker, Jr. of 
Acton, Mass., one sister, Miss Gertrude Williams of Franklin; one brother, 
Frank C. Williams of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; six grandchildren.  A funeral 
service will be held Monday 11 a.m. in Franklin Baptist Church by the Rev. 
Ira D. Hudgins.  Burial in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

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RUTH WILLIAMS TUCKER

   A funeral service for Mrs. Ruth Williams Tucker, 80, of Franklin, was held 
Monday, Dec. 18 at 11 a.m. at Franklin Baptist Church, by the Rev. Ira D. 
Hudgins.

   Burial was in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin.

   Pallbearers were Frank Williams, M.W. Williams Jr., Billy B. Williams, 
John E. Bryant, Soloman W. Rawls Jr., John D. Munford, Franklin, S. Edmonds, 
Robert H. Powell III, Alton Gwaltney and Samuel Bradshaw.

   Mrs. Tucker died suddenly in her home Dec. 16.

   She was a lifelong resident of Franklin and the widow of Robert James 
Tucker.

   She was a member of the Franklin Baptist Church and a charter member of 
the Franklin Garden Club.

   She was the daughter of the late William G. Williams and Gertrude Alice 
Taylor Williams.

   Mrs. Tucker is survived by two sons, Robert James Tucker Jr. of Acton, 
Mass. and Dr. William Taylor Tucker of Richmond; one sister, Miss Gertrude 
Williams of Franklin; one brother, Frank E. Williams of Roanoke Rapids, N.C. 
and six grandchildren.


Ruth Cleveland (WILLIAMS; Mrs. Robert J. Sr. [II]) TUCKER, 
d. 16 Dec 1972, at home, Franklin, age 80, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 1*), Franklin, 
   18 Dec 1972, 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Dec. 18, 1972, B-2; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Dec. 25, 1972, A-8 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

Her mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 18, 1942, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/w453g3ob.txt 

Her marriage record - 

Robert James Tucker, 30, s, Dinwiddie Co., So.Co., Bookkeeper, 
   s/o Robert James and Martha A. Tucker 
m. 10-18-1917 Franklin Baptist Church, Franklin, Va. by Rev. J.L. McCutcheon 
Ruth Cleveland Williams, 26, s, So.Co., So.Co., 
   d/o William George and Gertrude A. Taylor Williams 
(Southampton Co. MB17:67; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders) 

172. m. 10/18/1917, Franklin, by J.L. McCutcheon 
R.J. Tucker, 30, single, b. Dinwiddie Co., Va., res. Southampton, 
   sn/o R.G. & M.A. Tucker, Book Keeper 
Ruth C. Williams, 26, single, b. & res. Southampton, 
   dt/o W.G. & G.A. Williams 
(Southampton Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy}; file at: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb17pt.txt) 

Her husband's obits ("Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch" & "Tidewater News," 
   June 1972) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/t260r1ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/t260r2ob.txt