Jean Barnes Tucker

Jean Smith Barnes Tucker died on Friday, October 5, 2018, in Raleigh. The daughter of the late Jean Alexander Smith Barnes and Edwin Davis Barnes of Wilson, she was born on December 23, 1926, in Wilson. She was predeceased by her husband Garland Scott Tucker, Jr., her brother Edwin Davis Barnes, Jr., and her sister Edna Davis Barnes Lovelace.

She was educated at the Wilson City schools; Warrenton Country School, Warrenton, Virginia; and The Greenwood School, Ruxton, Maryland. She was married to the late Garland Scott Tucker, Jr., on June 13, 1946.

She is survived by her four children and their spouses: Garland Scott Tucker III, and wife Greyson Shuff Tucker; Edwin Davis Barnes Tucker and wife Nancy Wilson Tucker; Macon Tucker Newby and husband Paul Martin Newby; and Sarah Tucker Knott and husband Joseph Thomas Knott, III. She is also survived by her niece, Edna Lovelace Gaston, fifteen grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.

A private graveside service for family members will be held at Oakwood Cemetery on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Salvation Army, 1863 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604.

Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Saint Mary’s St., Raleigh.