Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Obituary: Helen V. Tucker 1936-2008

Helen Voncille (Richardson) Tucker, 71, of St. Joseph, went to be with her Lord Wednesday, April 16th, 2008.
Helen was the fourteenth child of sixteen born to John Elmer Curley and Cora (Yates) Richardson on November 26th, 1936 at Worth.
She married Marion Wyer on July 13th, 1951 in Mount Ayr. They divorced in 1966 and she married Marion Tucker on November 29th, 1982. He preceded her in death January 25th, 2004 and Marion Wyer preceded her in death January 21st, 2007. Helen also preceded in death by her parents and 11 brothers and sisters.
Survivors include her two daughters, Linda Zebelean of St. Joseph and Glenda Wyer of Sheridan; a son, Steve Wyer of St. Joseph; four sisters, Alta Adams of Hopkins, Betty Fidler of Chillicothe, Barbara Gladman of Riverton, WY; and Patty Brown of Clarinda; four grandchildren, Stacey Counts, Erin Nold, Cicely Penland, and Andrea Clark; five great-granddaughters; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was laid to rest Saturday, April 19th at Wathena, KS, Bellemont Cemetery, beside Marion Tucker. She will be sadly missed by the many lives she touched on her journey through this world. Her courage and her faith were an inspiration for the last 16 years on kidney dialysis.

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