Violet Jane Prince Tucker
December 30, 1942 - November 12, 2017
Violet Jane (Prince) Tucker passed away in her home with her husband by her side, on Sunday morning, November 12, 2017, at the age of 74, 10 months, and 11 days.
Violet was born to Ben and Daisy Violet Prince on December 30, 1942, in Lawton, OK. Violet attended Stoney Point School until the eighth grade and graduated from Elgin High School in 1960. She met the love of her life, Luther Tucker, and they were married at Paradise Valley Baptist Church on February 23, 1962. They recently celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary. Violet worked at Elgin Public Schools as a secretary and in the high school library as an assistant librarian until her retirement after twenty-seven years of employment in the school system. Her interests include bowling, attending bluegrass festivals, spending time with her family and playing card games. She also loved completing puzzles.
Preceded in death by her parents, Daisy and Ben Prince; her sister, Violet Nadine Van Curen; her brother, Tony Prince, and great-grandchild, Oakley Tucker, Violet is survived by her husband of fifty-five years, Luther Tucker; her children, Luther Randell and Deborah Tucker, Tessa and Robert Craig, Rodney and Julie Tucker and Robert and Stacy Tucker, all of Lawton, OK. Violet was a loving grandmother to eleven grand-kids, Michael and Ashley Tucker, Steven and Melissa Tucker, Katherine and Dylan Parrish, Christopher, Deborah, Amanda, Dustin, Garrett and Aubrie Tucker and Candace and Kaylee Craig, all of Lawton and five great-grandchildren, Travis, Oliver and Emily Tucker and Andrew and Easton Parrish, all of Lawton. Violet is also survived by her sisters, Clara Simmons of Geronimo and Ina and Floyd Dawson of Rowlett, TX.
Violet was a member of the local Parkinson's support group in Lawton, OK. Memorial contributions can be made to the local group in Lawton, OK.
Funeral Service
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
10:00 AM
Paradise Valley Baptist Church
4974 Meers Porter Hill Rd
Lawton, OK 73507
Interment will follow at Paradise Valley Cemetery
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