Charles Dewey “Bud” Tucker, Jr. was born October 6, 1925 in Dallas and passed away July 6, 2010 in Sulphur Springs after a long illness and complications from a fall. Services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry algood officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday at Crown Hill Cemetery in Dallas.
Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday at the funeral home.
Charlie entered Army Air Force December, 1943 as a tail gunner on a B-25 with the 7th Air Force in the Pacific Theater. He married his high school sweetheart, Anna Lee Monico on December 4, 1944, in Dallas. They had two children, a son Steven Marlow Tucker and a daughter Debra Lynn Tucker. Charles retired from L.T.V. Missile and Space in 1988 where he worked on satellite missiles and made many trips to White Sands, New Mexico. He loved his job and had a good life. He was a member of the Baptist faith.
Charles was preceded in death by his wife who died April 20, 1992; his son who died December 12, 1986; his parents, Charles D. and Bessie Tucker; and his brother Ray Tucker.
He is survived by his daughter, Debra McClure and husband, Danny and grandson, Cody Tucker.
