Pattye Patterson Tucker Obituary

Pattye Patterson Tucker of Albany, Georgia died Wednesday, August 31, 2011, while in the care of the Willson Hospice House. She was 90 years old. Visitation will be held in the atrium of Sherwood Baptist Church beginning at 10:30 Friday morning, September 9, 2011. A memorial service will follow at 11:30 in the Sherwood Baptist Church chapel. It will be conducted by Reverend Tom Pollock and Ross Powell. A graveside service will be held 10:30 Saturday morning, September 10, 2011, at the Sunset Hill Cemetery in Valdosta, Georgia. Mrs. Tucker was born on February 17, 1921, in Morven, Georgia, to Chesley Lee and Pruella Jones Patterson. She grew up in Valdosta where she began studies to become a teacher at Georgia State Women's College in 1938. She interrupted her studies during World War II to teach school in Lake Park, Georgia and Cocoa, Florida. In 1942, Mrs. Tucker joined the U.S. Navy WAVES -- Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services -- and attended Hunter College in New York City where she was trained to serve as an Aerographer's Mate First Class. She served in the WAVES at the Naval Weather Center in Washington, D.C. until 1945 when she returned to Valdosta and graduated from college. Mrs. Tucker continued her teaching career until 1981 and was a member of the Alpha Delta Kappa teachers' sorority. On her 90th birthday, she became an Emeritus member of the Retired Teachers Association. She attended Sherwood Baptist Church for more than 30 years and was a member of the Vota Vita Sunday School class. Mrs. Tucker is the widow of George Wallace Tucker and is also preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters. She was the sweet and loving mother and grandmother of four children and three grandchildren. Her survivors are Patricia Ann Tucker of Savannah, Georgia,and her son, Michael Anderson Kristofak of Newnan, Georgia; Toby Wallace Tucker of Albany, Georgia; Teresa Frances Tucker of Decatur, Georgia; and Tamara Tucker Putnal, her husband David Putnal, and their two daughters, Isabel Frances Putnal and Margaret Lisette Putnal of Avondale Estates, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, friends and family wishing to do so may make memorial donations to the Willson Hospice House, 320 Foundation Lane, Albany, Georgia, 31721; the American Cancer Society, 323 Pine Avenue, Albany, Georgia, 31701; or the Sherwood Baptist Church Serving Our Savior program, 2201 Whispering Pines Road, Albany, Georgia, 31707. You may sign the guestbook and share your thoughts with the family of Mrs. Tucker by visiting Kimbrell-Stern's website at www.kimbrellstern.com

Pattye Patterson Tucker Obituary

February 17, 1921 - August 31, 2011