John Wesley Tucker

John Wesley "Butch" Tucker Sr., age 75 years 10 months, and 22 days. Butch was born January 29, 1949 and departed this life on December 21, 2024, at CoxHealth Medical Center South.
Butch was surrounded by his special person, Vicki; his children, Tina (Tony) Flowers of Tennessee, Tammy Warren (Teddy Burns) of Tennessee, and John (Shawna) Tucker of Willard, Missouri.
Butch never knew a stranger; he would talk to almost anyone about almost anything. Butch always said what he meant and meant what he said. He was a very proud man. He loved his family and friends very much, but fishing and spending time with his Schnauzers, Sparky and Willy, was his passion.
Butch was in the Navy, worked as a mortician and ambulance driver, and was a deputy sheriff in Dallas County, Missouri. He retired as a correctional officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Kraft Foods as a local truck driver, and City Utilities in their maintenance department.
The last two years, Butch has had a hard time with his health, but always held his head high. The day Butch left us, God gained an amazing angel.
Butch may be gone from our sight, but he will never be gone from our hearts, or forgotten.
A burial will take place at a later date, at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri.
His care has been entrusted to Walnut Lawn Funeral Home, Ltd. DeGraffenreid-Wood Crematory.