Maurice Tucker

Maurice "Pete" Tucker, 82, passed away October 21, 2010 in a Weatherford nursing home. He was born March 22, 1928 in Oran the son of Marvin C. and Irene Price Tucker. He married Beulah Pelser on December 19, 1952 in Garden City, Kansas. He was a longtime resident of Perrin and a member of the First Baptist Church of Perrin. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in Korea and Japan. He was a Mason, a honored member of the Perrin Domino Club, a past member of the Lions Club, and was a member of Two Bush Crime Watch. He drilled water wells in Bolivia for the Protestant and Catholic Churches in his spare time. He collected many spears from the jungles that he showed in many club meetings and to many friends. Services will be 10 AM Monday, October 25, 2010 at the First Baptist Church of Perrin. Burial will follow in Perrin Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is from 6-8 PM Sunday at the funeral home. He is survived by his wife: Beulah Tucker of Perrin, daughter and son-in-law: Kay and Gary Cline of Burnet, daughter-in-law: Jennifer Tucker of Eastland, grandchildren: Bryan Lones of Bryan College Station, Laura Tucker of Eastland, and sister-in-law: Nadine Tucker of Bridgeport. He was preceded in death by his parents, 1 brother, and his son: Joe Mark Tucker.