DAYTONA BEACH NEWS JOURNAL
Daytona Beach, Florida
Tuesday, July 10, 2001

Evelyn Adkins Tucker, 79, died early Monday morning at Flagler Memorial Hospital after a long illness. A native Floridian, she was born in Cocoa and lived there until moving to Flagler County in 1949 after marrying her late husband, Kenneth "Dink" Tucker. She and her husband were among the early residents of Flagler County making their living off the land.

She loved her family and always had a place in her heart for a stray animal. She was an avid fan of NASCAR auto racing, wrestling and football,   Mrs. Tucker was a long standing member of the First Baptist Church, Bunnell.

Survivors include her sons, Danny Griffis, Charlotte, NC and Kenneth Tucker, Jacksonville; daughters Jean Neal, Port Orange, Donna Nugent, Westport, IN, Inez Brice, Seffner, Carolyn Buckner, Bunnell and Gail Presswood, Sandersville, GA; two brothers, Robert Adkins, Niceville, and Judge Adkins, Cocoa; three sisters, Hazel Kilgore, Arcadia, Jewel Vigliaturo and Mary Bullock, Bunnell; 27 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at Craig Funeral Home form 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. today. Services will be held at First Baptist Church, Bunnell, on Wednesday at 11 a.m.