Myrtis Veda Shoptaw Tucker of Sheridan, Arkansas was born, August 10, 1915 at the Detonti Community in Grant County, the daughter of the late Samuel Jtilden and Nancy Adeline Gillis Shoptaw. She was a member of Palestine Missionary Baptist Church and enjoyed crocheting and quilting. She was a graduate of Sheridan High School, Class of 1936.

Mrs. Tucker died Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Sheridan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 93. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Lenord Henry Tucker, to whom she married February 8, 1937; brothers, George Carl Shoptaw, Curtis Basil Shoptaw, Jewell Nathan Shoptaw, Louis Howard Shoptaw and Cletis Shoptaw.

Survivors include her sons, Louis Carroll Tucker and wife Hazel of Pine Bluff, John Samuel Tucker and fiancé Doneva Buckley of Sheridan; daughters, Marilyn Annette and husband William E. Fiser of Sheridan and Alice Elaine Law and husband Charley Garcia of Galveston, Texas; grandchildren, Sandra L. and husband Jerry Graves of Watson Chapel, Henry C. Tucker of Pine Bluff, Melissa A. Crawford of Visalia, California, James I. King of Sheridan, Christopher and wife Sarah Tucker of Plano, Texas, Dawn L. Sutphin of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Ky Fiser of Dallas, Texas; Great Grandchildren, Amber and husband Paul McKnight of Rison, Jeremy Graves of Sierra Vista, Arizona, Robbie Graves of Watson Chapel, Henley Tucker of Pine Bluff, Casey and husband David King of Bryant, Daniel Johnson of Visalia, California, Andrea King of Harvard, Illinois, and Helena Sutphin of Alburquerque, New Mexico; great great grandchild, Tucker McKnight of Rison; sister, Dulcie Marie Bell of Benton; sister-in-law, Vivian Shoptaw of Conway.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home Chapel in Sheridan with Bro. Clyde Chenault officiating. Burial will be in Jones-Palestine Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, 6:00 - 8:00 P.M.