MENTONE - Olive I. Tucker, 101, formerly of Mentone, Warsaw and Anna Maria, Fla., passed away peacefully with family by her side at 5:35 p.m. Sept. 27, 2010, in Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw.
She was born July 23, 1909, in Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, to Harry and Ota Borton Smalley. On Oct. 25, 1930, in Mentone, she married Dearl Tucker, who died Nov. 30, 1987.
She was a lifetime resident of this area with the exception of when she wintered in Florida. She and her husband engaged in farming for many years and operated the Mentone Dairy. She graduated from Mentone High School in 1927. She was a member of the Scrambled Egg Symphony Band; a Mentone Home Economics Club; The Red Hat Society; The Cedar Street Beach Club; and Roser Community Church, Anna Maria.
Surviving are a daughter, Marita Tucker (and spouse Robert) Boggs, Warsaw; a son, Terry (and spouse Sandra Wentzel) Tucker; Warsaw; seven grandchildren: Kim Coleman, Goshen; Pamela Coleman Benson, Syracuse; Brett Boggs, Akron; Lisa Boggs Fawley and Scott and John Tucker, all of Warsaw; and Patricia Tucker Rice, Winona Lake; 18 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and her Florida family, including Denny, Gina and Jenna DuVal. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Marilyn Tucker Coleman, who passed Jan. 2, 1957; and two brothers, Donald and Earl Smalley
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone, with the Rev. Amber Karkosky-Litten officiating. Burial will be in Mentone Cemetery.
Calling is from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to Our Father's House, 401 Argonne Road, Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences may be sent via www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
