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Howard Wayne Tucker |
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February 12, 1929 ~ August 17, 2014 |
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August 18, 2014 |
Howard Wayne Tucker (85) passed away on August
17, 2014 at his home near Bonners Ferry. Funeral
Services will be held on Friday, August 22 at
10:00 a.m. in
the Church of Christ Church in Bonners Ferry
with private interment in the Grandview
Cemetery.
Howard Wayne Tucker was born on February 17,
1929 to Alma and Marion Tucker in Abernathy,
Texas. He and his brother, Aubrey, lived there
for a few years, and then moved to County Line,
Texas, to live with his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Jackson. This is where Wayne began
his schooling.
In 1937, his mother was remarried to Burch
Scott, and the family moved to Shallowater,
Texas, to begin cotton farming. Wayne began his
love of farming while attending school in
Shallowater, and graduated high school in 1947.
He married Nancy Ashburn in 1950. Around this
time, Wayne contracted polio and was not able to
farm for a period of time. When he was finally
able to work again, he was employed by
Higginbottom-Bartlett lumber yard. Eventually,
he became a manager at the Shallowater branch.
But, because his first love was farming, he
began cotton farming with his father-in-law, Jim
Bartlett.
In 1952, he and Nancy had their first child,
Jimmy Wayne. Shortly after, in 1955, the Ashburn
family moved to Idaho to begin wheat farming.
This is where their second son, Aubrey Dan was
born. Next came daughters, Kathy, and then,
Sally Jane. All four children went to and
graduated from Bonners Ferry High School.
Wayne was a religious man and helped start
congregations in Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry,
Idaho. He retired from farming in 1990 and soon
only farmed his well manicured yard. His love of
his family was immense, and he loved spending
time racing snowmobiles with his sons and
attending track meets and beauty pageants with
his daughters. Wayne also loved spending time
with his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Wayne is survived by his wife, Nancy. Son, Jim
and his wife, Janis and their children, Jodi,
James and Austin. Son, Dan and his wife, Angela
and their children, Skye, Zach, Aubrey and
Jaden. His daughter, Kathy and her husband,
Richard Zech. Daughter, Sally and her husband,
Larry Bauer and their sons, Lance and Dustin
Hendricks. Wayne's parents and brother passed
before him.
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