Jerry Rex "Goob" Tucker Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Jerry Rex “Goob” Tucker, 84, of Brumley, was born April 14, 1935, in Brumley, Texas, to the late Elton Tucker and Maude Taylor Tucker and went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 14, 2019, in Plano, Texas. Funeral Services will be held at 11:30 am, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in the Chapel of McWhorter Funeral Home with Bro. Don Kitchell officiating. Visitation will be held 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Friday, July 19, 2019. Interment will be held at Matinburg Cemetery. Jerry graduated from Union Hill High School in Bettie, Texas in 1953 and was recruited by the Shreveport Sports to pitch in professional minor league baseball. He immediately traveled with the Sports to Shreveport and then on to Florida. Upon his return to Texas, Jerry married Yvonne Fielder, January 16, 1959 and worked for Eastman Kodak Company for 35 years. Jerry is survived by his wife, Yvonne Tucker; his daughters, Sandra Southwell and Jana Champagne; his son-in-laws, Kenny Southwell and Steve Champagne; his two granddaughters, Samantha Asquith and Jadyn Champagne. He is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Marthena Gibbons; and brother, Jimmy Clyde Tucker. Pallbearers will be Kenny Southwell, Steve Champagne, Chance Asquith, Greg Gaston, Jim Fielder, Shane Kitchell, Bryant Kitchell, Aaron Tucker and Rene Ledezma. Honorary pallbearers will be Kenneth Downs, Harry Steger, Harold Meadows, Charlie McNeal, John Nix, Buck Cross, Horace Martin, Norman Hastings, Bob Fielder, Doug Carter and Bo Tucker. Please visit Jerry Rex’s on-line registration book at www.mcwhorterfh.com to leave a memory for the family.

Jerry Rex "Goob" Tucker

April 14, 1935 - July 14, 2019