Teresa Carolyn Tackett

Teresa Carolyn Tackett obituary, Wabash, IN

Teresa Carolyn Tackett

Teresa Tackett Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service - Manchester Avenue Chapel - Wabash on Jun. 26, 2025.

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Teresa Carolyn Tackett, 70, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 8:00 pm, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born on February 27, 1955, in Wabash, Indiana, to Freddie and Dixie (Blevins) Tackett.
Teresa was a graduate of Elmhurst High School and a graduate of Indiana - Purdue University in Fort Wayne. She worked for PeopleLink Staffing in Marion and also was in Human Resources at Kroger. Teresa enjoyed working in her flower beds, and traveling with her sister to Tennessee and Florida.
She is survived by her brother, Randy Tackett, sister, Tammie Tackett, both of Wabash, nephews; Jessie (Abby) Tackett, Jared (Sarah) Tackett, Travis (Kristen) Tackett, Heath Tackett, Nick (Stephanie) Schumaker, Kevin (Caitlyn) Schumaker, and Brian (Melissa) Schumaker, and several great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and two sisters, Brenda Schumaker and Judy Tackett.
Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Monday, June 30, 2025, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Brad Eckerley officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, Urbana. Friends may call 9-11 am Monday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
The memorial guest book for Teresa may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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