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Merle Lydia <I>Stoner</I> Tucker

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Merle Lydia Stoner Tucker

Birth
Randolph County, Indiana, USA
Death
22 May 1967 (aged 72)
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sunrise Oval 6, Lot 59, Space 2-A
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Merle was the daughter of James P. & Mary Evelyn Wood Stoner. She married Arthur David Clark, the son of Andrew Jackson Clark & Sina Elizabeth Colgan Clark, on September 9, 1911 in Hartford City, Indiana. The couple were the parents of Herman Vanon Clark and Sheldon James Andrew Clark. Mr. Clark passed away, in 1939.

Mrs. Clark married James Albert Bradbury, the son of John Wesley Bradbury & Sarah Elizabeth Combs Bradbury, on August 24, 1941 in Delaware County, Indiana. The couple's marriage ended in divorce.

She married John William Ritchner, the son of Amos & Carolina Bewley Ritchner, on January 31, 1945, in Muncie. This marriage, also, ended in divorce.

Merle married Clarence Tucker, the son of Henry & Frances Frazier Tucker, on December 20, 1947 in Muncie. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary, in 1966.

•Obituary-Mrs. Merle L. Tucker, 72, wife of Clarence Tucker, 1006 W. 16th St., died Monday in Ball Memorial Hospital. Born near Albany, she was the daughter of James and Mary Wood Stoner, pioneers of [illegible] near the county. She was a member of the Walnut Street Baptist Church.

Mrs. Tucker is survived by two sons, Herman and Sheldon Clark, Muncie; a stepson, Carey Tucker, Muncie; a stepdaughter, Mrs. James Murphy, Columbia City; a brother, Ralph Stoner, Muncie; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Parson Mortuary after 10 a.m. Wednesday. Services will be there are 10 a.m. Thursday with Rev. Earl Vaughn officiating. Burial in Elm Ridge Cemetery.

Newspaper: Muncie Star.
Merle was the daughter of James P. & Mary Evelyn Wood Stoner. She married Arthur David Clark, the son of Andrew Jackson Clark & Sina Elizabeth Colgan Clark, on September 9, 1911 in Hartford City, Indiana. The couple were the parents of Herman Vanon Clark and Sheldon James Andrew Clark. Mr. Clark passed away, in 1939.

Mrs. Clark married James Albert Bradbury, the son of John Wesley Bradbury & Sarah Elizabeth Combs Bradbury, on August 24, 1941 in Delaware County, Indiana. The couple's marriage ended in divorce.

She married John William Ritchner, the son of Amos & Carolina Bewley Ritchner, on January 31, 1945, in Muncie. This marriage, also, ended in divorce.

Merle married Clarence Tucker, the son of Henry & Frances Frazier Tucker, on December 20, 1947 in Muncie. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary, in 1966.

•Obituary-Mrs. Merle L. Tucker, 72, wife of Clarence Tucker, 1006 W. 16th St., died Monday in Ball Memorial Hospital. Born near Albany, she was the daughter of James and Mary Wood Stoner, pioneers of [illegible] near the county. She was a member of the Walnut Street Baptist Church.

Mrs. Tucker is survived by two sons, Herman and Sheldon Clark, Muncie; a stepson, Carey Tucker, Muncie; a stepdaughter, Mrs. James Murphy, Columbia City; a brother, Ralph Stoner, Muncie; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Parson Mortuary after 10 a.m. Wednesday. Services will be there are 10 a.m. Thursday with Rev. Earl Vaughn officiating. Burial in Elm Ridge Cemetery.

Newspaper: Muncie Star.

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MERLE L. TUCKER
1894-1967

Gravesite Details

Inter: 05-25-1967.



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  • Created by: Honor
  • Added: May 10, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129609647/merle_lydia-tucker: accessed ), memorial page for Merle Lydia Stoner Tucker (5 Oct 1894–22 May 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 129609647, citing Elm Ridge Memorial Park, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Honor (contributor 47275795).