Irma Ima Mae Tucker Ewy

Irma “Ima” Mae (Tucker) Ewy was born July 9, 1932 in Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky. She passed away on May 29, 2015. She was the daughter of Clyde William Tucker and Nell Henry (Triplett) Tucker. Ima moved to California in 1938. She graduated from Kingsburg High School with Honors in 1950. She married Bert Corwin Ewy on May 19, 1951 in Kingsburg, California. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on May 19, 2011. Ima retired as a tax examiner from the IRS after 20 years of service. Ima was an avid genealogist and traced her families’ lines back many generations. Ima was preceded in death by her husband Bert C. Ewy; parents Clyde W. Tucker and Nell H. Tucker; two sisters, Louise H. Tucker and Hazel A. Peterson and three brothers, Richard H. Tucker, William N. Tucker and Floyd A. Tucker. She is survived by her brother Zelba F. Tucker; son, Michael A. Ewy and wife Donna L. Ewy, and her daughter, Nancy L. Davis and husband Jack D. Davis; four granddaughters, Leslie C. Ewy-Phelps, Jennifer L. Davis-Fearn, Michelle E. Ewy-De La Torre and Jessica L. Davis. Also surviving are eight great grandchildren, Jack C. Davis-Fearn, Taylor M. Brown, Elizabeth L. Davis-Fearn, Alexander C. Davis-Fearn, Tyden J. Phelps, Grace V. De La Torre, Toby C. Phelps and Wyatt M. De La Torre. Ima remained in close contact with her family members Loretta (Sue) Grimes and family, Mark Tucker and Marlene Cucchiarelli. Funeral services were held on June 4, 2015 at 10:00 am at the Boice Funeral Chapel in Clovis, California with burial in the Clovis Cemetery. A reception followed at First Baptist Church of Clovis.