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Obituary of Alese Bailey Tucker

ALESE BAILEY TUCKER

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - September 9, 2004

Alese Bailey Tucker, 82, widow of David Charlie Tucker, died Sept. 7,
2004, at Southampton Memorial Hospital. A native of Southampton County,
she was a daughter of the late Tilman and Rosa Francis Bailey and a
member of Newsoms United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Newsoms
High School and loved plants, vegetable gardening and cooking. Alese was
a well known local baby sitter and an avid Newsoms baseball and softball
fan.
Survivors include two daughters, Priscilla Griffith and husband Chuck of
Newsoms and Melissa High and husband Robbie of Henderson, N.C.; two
sons, Doug Tucker and wife Bonnie of Handsom and Steve Tucker of Newsoms
; three sisters, Bet Johnson and Dot Gelhaus and husband Ken, all of
Franklin and Vivian Kaikas of California; one brother, Bill Bailey and
wife Virginia Ann of Franklin; seven grandchildren, Greg Griffith and
Shawna, Scott Griffith and wife Meghan, David Griffith and wife Penny,
Ashley Griffith, Casey Tucker, Allison High and Christine Driggins and
husband Kenny; four great-grandchildren, Ashley Griffith, Rhiannon
Griffith, Landon and Destiny Driggins. In addition to her husband and
parents, Mrs. Tucker was predeceased by a son, James Tucker and two
brothers, T.V. Bailey and Kenneth Bailey. The family would like to
express their appreciation to the East Pavilion West staff and her
longtime physician, Dr. Robert G. Edwards.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Hollywood Cemetery
with the Rev. Dr. Gary Hartman officiating. The family will receive
friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, and
suggest memorials be made to Newsoms Volunteer Fire Department, c/o Bill
Fowler, 28327 Cypress Bridge Road, Newsoms , VA 23874.

Edition: FINAL
Section: LOCAL
Page: B4



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––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary –––

Alese Bailey Tucker, 82, died 7 Sep 2004 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Southampton County, daughter of Tilman and Rosa Francis Bailey, and was a member of Newsoms United Methodist Church.

A graveside service was held 10 Sep 2004 at Hollywood Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Gary Hartman officiating. Visitation was held 9 Sep 2004 at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin.

––– Transcript –––

ALESE BAILEY TUCKER

Alese Bailey Tucker, 82, widow of David Charlie Tucker, died Sept. 7, 2004, at Southampton Memorial Hospital. A native of Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Tilman and Rosa Francis Bailey and a member of Newsoms United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Newsoms High School and loved plants, vegetable gardening and cooking. Alese was a well known local baby sitter and an avid Newsoms baseball and softball fan.

Survivors include two daughters, Priscilla Griffith and husband Chuck of Newsoms and Melissa High and husband Robbie of Henderson, N.C.; two sons, Doug Tucker and wife Bonnie of Handsom and Steve Tucker of Newsoms; three sisters, Bet Johnson and Dot Gelhaus and husband Ken, all of Franklin and Vivian Kaikas of California; one brother, Bill Bailey and wife Virginia Ann of Franklin; seven grandchildren, Greg Griffith and Shawna, Scott Griffith and wife Meghan, David Griffith and wife Penny, Ashley Griffith, Casey Tucker, Allison High and Christine Driggins and husband Kenny; four great-grandchildren, Ashley Griffith, Rhiannon Griffith, Landon and Destiny Driggins. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Tucker was predeceased by a son, James Tucker and two brothers, T.V. Bailey and Kenneth Bailey. The family would like to express their appreciation to the East Pavilion West staff and her longtime physician, Dr. Robert G. Edwards.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday [10 Sep 2004] at Hollywood Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Gary Hartman officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today [9 Sep 2004] at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin.

––– Vital Statistics –––

|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Name  | Alese Bailey Tucker                            |
| Age   | 82                                             |
| Birth | 1922 (estimated); Southampton County, Virginia |
| Death | 7 Sep 2004; Southampton Memorial Hospital      |
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––– Table of Relationships –––

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| Name                 | Relationship          | Residence                    |
|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| Alese Bailey Tucker  | Decedent              | Southampton County, Virginia |
| David Charlie Tucker | Husband               | —                            |
| Tilman Bailey        | Father                | —                            |
| Rosa Francis Bailey  | Mother                | —                            |
| Priscilla Griffith   | Daughter              | Newsoms, Virginia            |
| Chuck Griffith       | Son-in-law            | Newsoms, Virginia            |
| Melissa High         | Daughter              | Henderson, North Carolina    |
| Robbie High          | Son-in-law            | Henderson, North Carolina    |
| Doug Tucker          | Son                   | Handsom, Virginia            |
| Bonnie Tucker        | Daughter-in-law       | Handsom, Virginia            |
| Steve Tucker         | Son                   | Newsoms, Virginia            |
| Bet Johnson          | Sister                | Franklin, Virginia           |
| Dot Gelhaus          | Sister                | Franklin, Virginia           |
| Ken Gelhaus          | Brother-in-law        | Franklin, Virginia           |
| Vivian Kaikas        | Sister                | California                   |
| Bill Bailey          | Brother               | Franklin, Virginia           |
| Virginia Ann Bailey  | Sister-in-law         | Franklin, Virginia           |
| Greg Griffith        | Grandchild            | —                            |
| Shawna Griffith      | Grandchild            | —                            |
| Scott Griffith       | Grandchild            | —                            |
| Meghan Griffith      | Grandchild-in-law     | —                            |
| David Griffith       | Grandchild            | —                            |
| Penny Griffith       | Grandchild-in-law     | —                            |
| Ashley Griffith      | Grandchild            | —                            |
| Casey Tucker         | Grandchild            | —                            |
| Allison High         | Grandchild            | —                            |
| Christine Driggins   | Grandchild            | —                            |
| Kenny Driggins       | Grandchild-in-law     | —                            |
| Ashley Griffith      | Great-grandchild      | —                            |
| Rhiannon Griffith    | Great-grandchild      | —                            |
| Landon Driggins      | Great-grandchild      | —                            |
| Destiny Driggins     | Great-grandchild      | —                            |
| James Tucker         | Son (predeceased)     | —                            |
| T.V. Bailey          | Brother (predeceased) | —                            |
| Kenneth Bailey       | Brother (predeceased) | —                            |
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––– Publication Details –––

|---------------------------------|
| Field    | Value                |
|----------|----------------------|
| Location | Norfolk, Virginia    |
| Name     | Virginian-Pilot, The |
| Date     | 9 Sep 2004           |
| Edition  | FINAL                |
| Section  | LOCAL                |
| Page     | B4                   |
|---------------------------------|

––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Member of Newsoms United Methodist Church
• Graduate of Newsoms High School
• Worked as a local babysitter
• Enjoyed gardening and cooking
• Fan of Newsoms baseball and softball
• Birth name was Alese Bailey

		
[See also:
www.findagrave.com/memorial/66122732/alese-ava-tucker
www.findagrave.com/memorial/66122671/david_charlie-tucker (spouse)
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt
www.findagrave.com/cemetery/50669/hollywood-cemetery
]


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Formattinng and references by the Southampton Transcription Project]

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