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1SG (Ret) Roy Beckham Tackett

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1SG (Ret) Roy Beckham Tackett Veteran

Birth
Eubank, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Death
18 Feb 1984 (aged 62)
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden of Valor 61-C
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Roy Beckham Tackett, 62, of Seminole Drive, died at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jennie Stuart Medical Center of an apparent heart attack.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home with burial in Green Hill Memorial Gardens.

A native of Eubank, he was born Feb. 9, 1922, the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Laura Tyler Tackett. He was a member ot Masonic Lodge No. 908, Ozark, Ala., and was a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army. He was also a retired Civil service employee at Fort Campbell.

Survivors include his Wife, Fayrene Patrick Tackett; two sons, Dale and Duane Tackett, both of Hopkinsville; one daughter Donna Blankenship, Hopkinsville; three brothers, J.M. and
Jasper, both of Eubank, and Ben Tackett, Louisville; one sister, Vivian Hampton, Franklin, Ohio; and four grandchildren.

--Kentucky New Era (Hopkinsville, Kentucky), Monday, February 20, 1984; Page 2A.
Roy Beckham Tackett, 62, of Seminole Drive, died at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jennie Stuart Medical Center of an apparent heart attack.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home with burial in Green Hill Memorial Gardens.

A native of Eubank, he was born Feb. 9, 1922, the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Laura Tyler Tackett. He was a member ot Masonic Lodge No. 908, Ozark, Ala., and was a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army. He was also a retired Civil service employee at Fort Campbell.

Survivors include his Wife, Fayrene Patrick Tackett; two sons, Dale and Duane Tackett, both of Hopkinsville; one daughter Donna Blankenship, Hopkinsville; three brothers, J.M. and
Jasper, both of Eubank, and Ben Tackett, Louisville; one sister, Vivian Hampton, Franklin, Ohio; and four grandchildren.

--Kentucky New Era (Hopkinsville, Kentucky), Monday, February 20, 1984; Page 2A.

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  • Created by: Carl Lansden
  • Added: Jun 18, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92166622/roy_beckham-tackett: accessed ), memorial page for 1SG (Ret) Roy Beckham Tackett (9 Feb 1922–18 Feb 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92166622, citing Green Hill Memorial Gardens, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Carl Lansden (contributor 46968416).