Mattie Lee Tucker
Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
10:47 am Friday, August 20, 2021

Mattie Lee Tucker

Mattie Lee Tucker, 73, of Jasper passed away Aug. 20 at her residence.

The family will receive friends Aug. 23 at 9:30 a.m. at Collins-Burke Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. in the Collins-Burke Chapel. Burial will be at Walker Memory Gardens. Glen Keedy will officiate.

Mrs. Tucker was preceded in death by her grandparents, Authur Earl Miller, Huttie Estell Miller, Della Brown Bishop and WA Bishop; parents, Walter Garland Bishop and Mary Helen Bishop; and sister, Dorris Ann Bishop.

She is survived by her husband, Sammy Lee Tucker of Jasper; daughter, Deborah Tucker Segars (Chris) of White House, Tenn.; son, Christopher Lee Tucker (Amy) of Somerville; sister, Mary B. Mills of Red Bay; brother, Williams Earl Bishop (Barbara) of Oak Grove; grandchildren, Samuel Segars (Molly) of White House, Tenn., Andrew Segars (Emily) of Gallatin, Tenn., Madeline Segars of White House, Tenn., Colton Tucker of Somerville and Matthew Tucker of Somerville.

Pallbearers will be Samuel Segars, Andrew Segars, Colton Tucker, Matthew Tucker, Josh Tucker and Jake Russell.

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