Her father Francis Tucker, Jr. was the son of Francis Tucker, Sr. (1828-1916) and Evaline Esterling (1837-1921). He was one of at least 16 children in the family.
Her Mother Mary Odessa Norris-Tucker was the daughter of Pascal Newton Norris (1835-1915) and Martha Permelia Kennedy-Norris. She was one of at least 9 children in the family.
Alva was the oldest of the 6 or more children:
1. Alva Tucker 1906-1996
2. Marion Woodrow Tucker 1913-1978
3. Rudolph Young Tucker 1916-1995
4. Perry Pirkle Tucker 1919-1977
5. Robert Allen Tucker 1922-2019
6. Wilbur Jackson Tucker 1924-1998
She was the second wife of Argo Boyce Elkins, marrying him April 1, 1939 in Union Parish.
Her husband Argo Boyce Elkins shares the gravestone with both of his spouses. His first wife, Myrtis Marie Moring (1912-1936) is listed on the left of Argo and Alva Tucker-Elkins is listed on the right side of him. The gravestone lists 4 children, all of whom appear to be from his marriage to Myrtis Moring:
1. Joyce Elkins 1928-
2. Patsy Ruth Elkins 1931-1991 who married Don C. Palmer (1927-2012)
3. (Carolyn) Sue Elkins 1933-2000
4. Boyce Elkins (Possibly Argo Boyce, Jr.)
Alva Tucker-Elkins passed away July 4, 1996 in Union Parish, Louisiana and is buried in the Mount Union Cemetery.
Her father Francis Tucker, Jr. was the son of Francis Tucker, Sr. (1828-1916) and Evaline Esterling (1837-1921). He was one of at least 16 children in the family.
Her Mother Mary Odessa Norris-Tucker was the daughter of Pascal Newton Norris (1835-1915) and Martha Permelia Kennedy-Norris. She was one of at least 9 children in the family.
Alva was the oldest of the 6 or more children:
1. Alva Tucker 1906-1996
2. Marion Woodrow Tucker 1913-1978
3. Rudolph Young Tucker 1916-1995
4. Perry Pirkle Tucker 1919-1977
5. Robert Allen Tucker 1922-2019
6. Wilbur Jackson Tucker 1924-1998
She was the second wife of Argo Boyce Elkins, marrying him April 1, 1939 in Union Parish.
Her husband Argo Boyce Elkins shares the gravestone with both of his spouses. His first wife, Myrtis Marie Moring (1912-1936) is listed on the left of Argo and Alva Tucker-Elkins is listed on the right side of him. The gravestone lists 4 children, all of whom appear to be from his marriage to Myrtis Moring:
1. Joyce Elkins 1928-
2. Patsy Ruth Elkins 1931-1991 who married Don C. Palmer (1927-2012)
3. (Carolyn) Sue Elkins 1933-2000
4. Boyce Elkins (Possibly Argo Boyce, Jr.)
Alva Tucker-Elkins passed away July 4, 1996 in Union Parish, Louisiana and is buried in the Mount Union Cemetery.
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