December 24, 2000

CHARLIE TUCKER

Charlie Tucker, 72, of Watauga, Texas, died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000. He was born Feb. 17, 1928, in St. Louis, son of Sylvarius A. and Vinia F. Biggs Tucker. Tucker was a retired truck driver, a singer and songwriter and a longtime horse trainer. Survivors include his soulmate, Brenda Thompson; two daughters, Charla Myers and her husband, William, of Jackson, Mo., and Karen Vaughn and her husband, William, of Canalou, Mo.; two sisters, Zona Pullam of Caruth-ersville, Mo., and Helen Johnson of Braggadocio, Mo.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and many friends.. ...

Charlie Tucker, 72, of Watauga, Texas, died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000.

He was born Feb. 17, 1928, in St. Louis, son of Sylvarius A. and Vinia F. Biggs Tucker.

Tucker was a retired truck driver, a singer and songwriter and a longtime horse trainer.

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Survivors include his soulmate, Brenda Thompson; two daughters, Charla Myers and her husband, William, of Jackson, Mo., and Karen Vaughn and her husband, William, of Canalou, Mo.; two sisters, Zona Pullam of Caruth-ersville, Mo., and Helen Johnson of Braggadocio, Mo.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and many friends.

Arrangements are incomplete with Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel of Fort Worth, Texas.

"To all my friends and fans: Remember, old cowboys never die, they just ride away."

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