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Clarence Tucker

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Clarence Tucker Veteran

Birth
Saline County, Illinois, USA
Death
14 Jul 1955 (aged 63)
Saline County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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From Clarence draft registration card for WWI: #2440 - Clarence Tucker age 25 years, living at Eldorado, born 6 October 1892 (note: I had him for 1891, should we believe it is 1892, I would think he would know.) was born in Harrisburg, Illinois, is a coal miner for Ogara Coal Company in Eldorado. He is single, no military duty, medium built and height, brown eyes and dark hair. Signed 5th of June 1917.

From "The Daily Register," Harrisburg, Illinois, 15 July 1955, page 1: Clarence Tucker, 64, died yesterday at 7:30 P.M. at his home, 1344 Mabel Street, in Eldorado. He had been ill since last spring. He leave his wife, Laura, one son Charles Tucker, Eldorado, 3 step-children, Edward Wilfong, Portsmouth, Virginia, and Charles Wilfong of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and Mrs. Lawrence (Audrey) Read, Harrisburg, and the following brothers and sisters; Green, Clyde and Ralph Tucker all of Eldorado. Mr. Pearl Leverett, Carrier Mills, Mrs. Anna Potts & Mrs. Alta Sherrod, both of Harrisburg. The funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 P.M., at the Church of Christ. Rev. Loren Griffen will officiate and burial will be in Wolf Creek cemetery with military rites. The body will be in state at the Martin Funeral Home. He was a member of the VFW & Barracks #178 in WWI.
From Clarence draft registration card for WWI: #2440 - Clarence Tucker age 25 years, living at Eldorado, born 6 October 1892 (note: I had him for 1891, should we believe it is 1892, I would think he would know.) was born in Harrisburg, Illinois, is a coal miner for Ogara Coal Company in Eldorado. He is single, no military duty, medium built and height, brown eyes and dark hair. Signed 5th of June 1917.

From "The Daily Register," Harrisburg, Illinois, 15 July 1955, page 1: Clarence Tucker, 64, died yesterday at 7:30 P.M. at his home, 1344 Mabel Street, in Eldorado. He had been ill since last spring. He leave his wife, Laura, one son Charles Tucker, Eldorado, 3 step-children, Edward Wilfong, Portsmouth, Virginia, and Charles Wilfong of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and Mrs. Lawrence (Audrey) Read, Harrisburg, and the following brothers and sisters; Green, Clyde and Ralph Tucker all of Eldorado. Mr. Pearl Leverett, Carrier Mills, Mrs. Anna Potts & Mrs. Alta Sherrod, both of Harrisburg. The funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 P.M., at the Church of Christ. Rev. Loren Griffen will officiate and burial will be in Wolf Creek cemetery with military rites. The body will be in state at the Martin Funeral Home. He was a member of the VFW & Barracks #178 in WWI.


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