Pearl Marie Tucker, age 78, passed away on November 3, 2024, at her home in Daleville, IN. Marie was at peace surrounded by family members.

She was born in Co-op, KY to Veto and Lucy Smith. As a teenager she moved to Muncie, IN, she got a job at the Northern Star as a car hop. On her first day, she met the love of her life. Had he lived another two months they would have been married for 60 years.

She is survived by a son Paul (wife Angela) Tucker and a daughter Renee Moore. Two grandchildren Brody and Kenzie Moore and a granddaughter Taylor and Joey Constant . Three great grandchildren Joseph, Cody and Holden Constant. Two sisters, Mickey Perkins and Doris Cosby. Special brother and sister Arnold and Shirley Tucker. Special friends and family Dottie Tucker, Mary Tucker, Kim Kase and Lula Turpin.

She was preceded in death by her husband Gordon Lee Tucker. Her parents Veto and Lucy (Gregory) Smith. Stepmother Mary Smith, several brother and sisters, a grandson, and several other family members.

There will not be a service. Her children will decide later what to do with her parents ashes.

Obituary courtesy of the Hickman-Strunk Funeral Home.