In Memory

Mary Ruth Underwood (Tucker) - Class Of 1940

Mary Ruth Tucker, 92, peacefully passed away on Sunday evening, July 27, 2014 in her home in San Angelo, Texas.

She was born in Quitman, Texas on December 6, 1921, to the late William J. and Donnie Underwood.  Mary graduated from Quitman High School in 1938.  She married the late Harold C. Tucker in 1942 in Sulphur Springs, Texas.  They had been married 70 years at the time of his passing in 2013.

Mary was a member of the First Baptist Church of Odessa, Texas and prior to moving to San Angelo in 2012, resided with her husband in Odessa since 1948, starting their family business and raising their children.

Mary is survived by her sons, Gary D. Tucker of Colorado and Randall W. Tucker of San Angelo, TX; her daughter, Cynthia K. Tucker of Galveston, TX; her grandchildren, Jeffrey Craig Owens of California, Jamison M. Tucker of Houston, TX, Emily Tucker of Colorado, Shelby (Tucker) Anderson of San Antonio, TX, and Seth R. Tucker of San Angelo, TX; seven great-grandchildren; and two nephews, William (BIlly ) Underwood and Derry Underwood of the state of Minnesota.

Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 2, at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel.  Interment followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens.  Paulbarers were her grandsons and grandson-in-law Kenneth Anderson, III.

Words of Comfort:  He gave thee, He took thee, and He will restore thee.