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Submitted: 8/23/11 • Approved: 8/23/11 • Last Updated: 7/29/12 • R578585-G0-S3
SERGEANT US Marine Corps
Vietnam
October 28, 1947 - December 3, 2003
Louis Rucker, age 56, of Hollis, AR died Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at his residence. He was born October 28, 1947 in Mesa, AZ to Louis E. Rucker, Sr. and Marie (Coulvene) Rucker. Louis was a member of Hollis Jesus Name Pentecostal Church. He was very adamant that all his grandchildren have a Christian education.
He is preceded in death by his father, Louis E. Rucker, Sr.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Rucker of Hollis, AR.; his mother, Marie Rucker of Tucson, AZ; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Kevin & Karen Harvey of Hollis and Kenny Linda Harvey of Perryville; a daughter & son-in-law, Karen Joey Pate of Jessieville; 3 sisters, Linda Pena & Gloria Saline of Mesa, AZ and Kathy Bradshaw of Tucson, AZ; a brother-in-law, Richard Bradshaw of Tucson, AZ; 7 grandchildren. He leaves behind many friends and extended amateur radio family, whom he was affectionately known as K5KM, and an always loving Miss Priss, the family cat.
Services were Friday, December 5, 2003 at Hollis Jesus Name Pentecostal Church with Rev. Richard Humphreys officiating. Burial was in Hawks Cemetery, Hollis, AR. Pallbearers were Mike Briley, Jeff Montgomery, Bennie Humphreys, Dick Gililland, Jerry Gililland, Rick Womack, James Ridenour and Joe Bruck. Honorary pallbearers were all his amateur radio buddies. (WWW.YellCountyObits.org, Yell County Record, Danville, Arkansas: Obituary was published on Wednesday, December 10, 2003)
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