Bill W. Tucker

Bill W. Tucker, 90, of Wolf Lake, died Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. 

He was born on July 27, 1930, in Anna, the son of Fredrick Oscar and Allie Marinda Crowell Tucker. 

He married Mary Lucille Kelley on April 2, 1960, in Anna. She preceded him in death on Jan. 5, 2021. 

Mr. Tucker is survived by his daughter, Kathy (Michael) Myers of Grand Tower; grandchildren Brandon (Sheila) Myers and Will (Holly Lemay) Myers; great-grandchildren Allie, Zoe and Branson Myers, and Addie Cranon; other relatives and friends. 

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one brother and two sisters.

Mr. Tucker was a member of the Wolf Lake Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 of Anna. He worked at the Trojan Powder Plant for 37 years.

Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Friday, May 21, at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna, with Jack Thorton officiating. Interment was in Jonesboro Cemetery.

To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. 

Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna was in charge of arrangements.