Mrs. Gladys Marie Tucker

TUCKER, Mrs. Gladys Marie - Age 88, passed away Friday, November 10, 2023 in Georgia. Family hour 10:00 AM Monday, November 20, 2023 at Antioch Baptist Church, 1083 E. Stewart Ave., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM. Rev. DeVontae Powell, officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:00 AM Monday. Mrs. Tucker will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday. Our dearest Gladys Marie Tucker passed peacefully on November 10, 2023 in Lithonia Georgia. Gladys was born May 16, 1935 in Cabot, Arkansas to Blanche Powers and Wimbely Robinson. She was the only child. Gladys relocated to North Little Rock Arkansas where she attended and graduated from North Little Rock Arkansas High School. Upon graduation, she moved to South Bend Indiana, where she met and married her beloved Legree Tucker in September of 1955. The two then relocated to Flint, Michigan where they settled and began their family. Gladys was a loyal and dedicated person as well as a devout Christian. As a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, she served on the church Usher board. She was a faithful member for 40 years, until her illness prevented her from attending. Gladys was a thirty-five year employee of General Motors Truck and Bus Assembly plant. Gladys was sweet, kind loving, and friendly. Her children and grandchildren would describe her as the model mother and grandmother. Her passion was cooking and she could found in her kitchen on most days preparing a delicious meal for her family. Gladys will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Gladys Marie Tucker leaves to cherish her memories, two daughters, Karen (Anthony) Fields of Pontiac MI and Kelly (Angelo) Parker of Lithonia, GA; five grandchildren, Kaela (Keith) White of Snellville, GA, Anthony (Mauri) Fields of Dallas, TX, Jadin Fields of Fort Meyers, FL, Angelo Parker of Tucker, GA and Kerrington Parker of Lithonia, GA; three great-grandchildren, Keith Lee White of Snellville, GA, Ky Lynn White of Snellville, GA and Andres Fields of Dallas, TX. Gladys was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-seven years, LeGree Tucker; and her mother Blanche Powers.

Mrs. Gladys Marie Tucker

May 16, 1935 - November 10, 2023