1907 - 1989
William E. Rucker Sr., 81, of Rush, died Wednesday, April 12, 1989, in King’s Daughters’ Medical Center following a long illness.
Mr. Rucker was born November 19, 1907, in Elliott County, a son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Clara Belle Artis Rucker.
He was a retired coal miner and a member of the Church of Christ.
His wife, Eunice Mae Dinkens Rucker, died in 1982.
Surviving are five daughters, Josephine Smith and Verna Lee, both of Rush, Clella Shawhan of Grayson, Ann Salyers of Ashland and Shirley Crum of Kenova, WV., nine sons, Hansel Rucker, Edsel Rucker, Danny Rucker, Phillip Rucker, and David Rucker all of Rush, Harry Rucker of Ashland, Marvin Rucker of Ironton, OH., Toby Rucker of Flushing, OH., and William Elza Rucker Jr., of Indianapolis, IN., three brothers, Sanford Rucker and Jim Rucker, both of Ashland, and Riley Rucker of Rush, 29 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, at the Coalton Community Church, by Frank McKinney and Jack McKinney, ministers. Burial will be in the Rucker family cemetery.
1907 - 1989
William E. Rucker Sr., 81, of Rush, died Wednesday, April 12, 1989, in King’s Daughters’ Medical Center following a long illness.
Mr. Rucker was born November 19, 1907, in Elliott County, a son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Clara Belle Artis Rucker.
He was a retired coal miner and a member of the Church of Christ.
His wife, Eunice Mae Dinkens Rucker, died in 1982.
Surviving are five daughters, Josephine Smith and Verna Lee, both of Rush, Clella Shawhan of Grayson, Ann Salyers of Ashland and Shirley Crum of Kenova, WV., nine sons, Hansel Rucker, Edsel Rucker, Danny Rucker, Phillip Rucker, and David Rucker all of Rush, Harry Rucker of Ashland, Marvin Rucker of Ironton, OH., Toby Rucker of Flushing, OH., and William Elza Rucker Jr., of Indianapolis, IN., three brothers, Sanford Rucker and Jim Rucker, both of Ashland, and Riley Rucker of Rush, 29 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, at the Coalton Community Church, by Frank McKinney and Jack McKinney, ministers. Burial will be in the Rucker family cemetery.
Family Members
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Gilbert Wesley "Bert" Rucker
1889–1922
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Arthur Percival "Percy" Rucker
1892–1944
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Curtis Rucker
1893–1974
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Geoffrey "Jeffie" Rucker
1894–1968
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Sarah Josephine Rucker McDowell
1897–1922
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Rev Sanford Bailey Rucker
1899–1990
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James Taulbee Rucker
1901–1959
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Raleigh Carman Rucker
1902–1993
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Oscar Marcus Rucker
1904–1963
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Ivory Elizabeth Rucker Smith
1906–1982
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Walter Fleming Rucker
1910–1987
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Albert Leonidas Rucker
1912–1996
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Jesse Orion Rucker
1913–1982
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Emory Ralph Rucker
1917–1981
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