ELKHART – Bill Tucker, 93, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart.
He was born July 20, 1931 to Orrel and Gertrude (Odell) Tucker.
He graduated from Elkhart High School in 1949.
He married Sue Dean May 5, 1956, in Mountain Home, Ark. She survives.
He was involved in numerous boards and clubs, including Elkhart Jaycee’s where he also served as the State President, Elkhart Kiwanis Club, and the Kansas Hospital Association. He was a Kansas delegate to the Republican National Convention in Detroit 1984 and New Orleans 1988, served 19 years on the Morton County Hospital Board, Elkhart Cemetery Board, charter member of First National Bank of Elkhart, Board Chairman of Heartland Tri-State Bank.
He was a member of the Elkhart Methodist Church.
He enjoyed his family, going to school activities, community events, the Morton County Fair, and driving around town.
Survivors also include sons, John Tucker and wife, Lisa, Elkhart, and Jim Tucker and wife, Shawna, Elkhart; grandchildren: Tiffani Dudley and husband, David, Jarrod Tucker and wife, Linell, Emily Wesley and friend, Jordan Larkin, Macy Tucker, Evyn Lyle, and Max Tucker; great-grandchildren: Cooper Dudley, Kenadi Dudley, Kyla Tucker, Luke Tucker, and Gabby Tucker; and many other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Cindy and her husband, Jay Wesley; and brothers, Carl, Jim, Allen and their spouses.
• Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 at Elkhart Methodist Church in Elkhart, with Pastor David Eckert and Reverend Terrill Giddens presiding.
Burial will follow at the Elkhart Cemetery in Elkhart.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 at Garnand Funeral Home in Elkhart.
Memorials are suggested to Morton County Health Systems in care of Garnand Funeral Home, PO Box 854, Elkhart, KS 67950.
Condolences may be left at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.
