Roy Gaines Rucker
b. 31 August 1914, d. 29 January 1998
- Father: George Willard Rucker
- Mother: Audrie Fay Crawford
- Roy Gaines Rucker was born on 31 August 1914 in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas.
- He married Mary Annie Bell Harrell, daughter of Niles D. Harrell and Katie Lovenia Crofford, on 17 August 1938.
- He enlisted as a private in the US Army on 27 January 1944, in Dallas, Texas. At the time of his enlistment he was married, and working as a carpenter.
- He married Eula Faye Bullard, daughter of Charles Nathaniel Bullard and Rachel Green, on 16 July 1966 in Hood County, Texas, and divorced in 1968.
- He and Eula Faye Bullard were divorced on 22 November 1968 at Tarrant County, Texas.
- He married Mary Annie Bell Harrell, daughter of Niles D. Harrell and Katie Lovenia Crofford, on 5 December 1968 in Parker County, Texas.
- He and Mary Annie Bell Harrell were divorced on 11 January 1985 at Tarrant County, Texas.
- Roy Gaines Rucker became a widower at the 30 June 1994 death of his wife Mary Annie Bell Harrell.
- The following appeared on 1 July 1994 in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: (Fort Worth) Annie H. Rucker, a retired licensed vocational nurse, died Thursday at a Fort Worth hospital. She was 79.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Rucker was born in Chaves County, N.M., and had lived in Fort Worth since 1947.
Survivors: Son, Gail Rucker of Azle; four daughters, Helen Harris of Springtown, Ellen Dashney of Portland, Ore., and Ivy Wharton and Judy Thompson, both of Fort Worth; brother, Martin Harrell of Texas; two sisters, Carrie Pults of Pueblo, Colo., and Ruth Bilbrey of Fort Worth; companion, Roy Rucker of Fort Worth; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. - Roy Gaines Rucker died on 29 January 1998 at age 83 in Tarrant County, Texas.
- He was interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
- The following appeared on 1 February 1998 in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: (Fort Worth) Roy Gaines Rucker, 83, a retired carpenter, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1988, at home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Rucker was born Aug. 31, 1914, in Mineral Wells. He was a World War II Army veteran. He worked as a carpenter for 50 years. He was a life member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie H. Rucker, in June 1994.
Survivors: Son, Roy Gail Rucker of Azle; daughters, Helen Tavener of Haltom City, Ellen Belleville of Portland, Ore., Judy Thompson of Fort Worth and Ivy Worton of Fort Worth; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
- Last Edited: 16 Jan 2017