Nancy "Evelyn"

Decker Tucker

Obituary

Nancy "Evelyn" Decker Tucker, 71, of Tifton passed away Friday, June 29, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, July 1, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Larry Layfield officiating. Mrs. Tucker will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday, July 1, 2018, from 3:00 p.m. until the hour of the service at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.

Dereck Tucker, Stephen Tyus, Darin Sanders, Ricky Justice, Jim Walker and Le Bassett will serve as pallbearers.

Born September 10, 1946 in Tift County, Mrs. Tucker was the daughter of the late John Lawrence Decker and Helen Byrd Decker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ander Tucker; and a grandson, Josh Tucker. She was the secretary/treasurer at Tucker Brothers Construction in Tifton and was previously an employee at G. O. Bailey Primary School.

Mrs. Tucker is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Richie and April Tucker of Tifton and Charlie and Kathy Tucker of Moultrie; three sisters and one brother-in-law, Anne Decker and Kay Decker, both of Tifton and Jodi and Jim Walker of Albany; and three granddaughters, Erica Tucker, Kaitlin Tucker and Emily Tyus and husband, Stephen Tyus.