Carrie was a sweet, precious little girl who grew into an amazing, compassionate, reliable, faithful, loyal and thoughtful Christian woman. She graduated from Cartersville High School in 1993 where she was active in Flag Corp and the CHS Lady Canes Tennis Team. She went on to play many years in the ALTA adult tennis league. She earned an Associate’s Degree from Floyd College and attended West Georgia College.
In her career, she worked full time in the car title business with several businesses and her stepfather, Larry Waddell several days a week. She had begun to work with Outdoor Buildings, a job that she really enjoyed as well.
The focus of Carrie’s life was her family and her church. She attended Cartersville First Baptist Church and Atco Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and was involved in any and most church activities. If she wasn’t at church with Donovan and Claire, she was in the bleachers watching Claire participate in her activities or supporting the Cartersville Canes. She was the 2023-24 Vice President of the Cartersville High School PTC and had assumed that she would move into the President Role in 2024-2025. She was always willing and volunteering to pick up her friends’ children if needed, offering to help in any activity, and always with a smile.
Carrie is predeceased by her grandparents Doc and Peggy Mathison, Chuck and Shirley Morgan, father-in-law Bob Adams and Uncle Michael Mathison. She is survived by her husband of 21 years, Donovan Tucker, her daughter Claire Alyson Tucker, her mom and stepfather Teresa (Mathison) and Larry Waddell, dad and stepmother Bob and Wanda Morgan, mother-in-law Linda Adams, father-in-law Robert and Debra Tucker, and brother Robert (Tiffany) Morgan.
Also surviving are brothers Tom Wolfe and Paul Waddell (Wendy), sisters Dani Hammond (Sam) and Angel Simms (Britt), brother-in-law Donnie Adams, sisters-in-law Staci Adams Hester, Dondra Adams (Landon) Perkins, Danielle Tucker, Deanne Tucker, Olivia Tucker.
Nieces surviving her are Grace Adams, Sydney Lowerance, Emberly Perkins, Norah Hammon, Victoria Waddell Mitchell (Jeff), Layla Morgan, Lainey Simms, and Chloe Warren, nephews Eli Hammon, Barrett Hester, Evan Hester, Lincoln Perkins, Evan Simms, and Tyler Waddell (Megan), aunts and uncles Martha Cornelius, Bruce (Beth) Mathison, and Philip (Susie) New, and special cousins Ben Mathison, Blair Mathison and her son Chandler.
Carrie is also survived by numerous other people who loved her including cousins, friends, her church family, and Canes community.
Special thanks to Brandi New for her support of the family.
Serving as Pallbearers are Donny Adams, Ben Mathison, John Miller, Robert Morgan (Bob), Evan Simms, Kenneth New, Michael New and Britt Sims.
Visitation for Carrie Amanda Tucker will be held on Saturday, December 9 from 5 - 8 pm at Owen Funeral Home.
Carries’s service is to be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, December 10 at Atco Baptist Church with Justin Holcomb, Pastor of Atco Baptist Church officiating. Burial to follow immediately in the Family plot at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Donations can be made in lieu of flowers to Atco Baptist Church in Carrie Amanda Tucker’s name.
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