PIERCETON - Rebecca Ousley Tackett, 83, of 1332 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, died at 4:45 a.m. Oct. 1, 2008, at her residence.
She was born Aug. 1, 1925, in Floyd County, Ky., to Layne and Sally Blackburn Compton. On May 12, 2001, she married Hubert Tackett, who survives.
She was a resident of Kosciusko County since 1946, and worked at Whitley Products, Pierceton, for 38 years as a DeBurer. She was a member of Northern Little Dove Regular Baptist Church, Pierceton.
Also surviving are a son, Junior (and spouse Linda) Ousley, Pierceton; a sister, Maudie Peters, Munich, Mich.; two brothers, Bill Compton and Layne (and spouse Bessie) Compton, all of Spurlock, Ky.; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, three brothers and two sisters.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Friday at Northern Little Dove Regular Baptist Church, with Pastors Mose Griffey and Russell Hicks officiating at the Saturday service. Burial will be at Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton.
Calling is from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Home, Pierceton, and 10 a.m. Friday to the time of the service at the church.
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Memorials to Northern Little Dove Regular Baptist Church, Pierceton.
Condolences may be sent to mchattonsadlerfunerchapel.com
