Dalton Tucker at age 79 passed away on July 23,2024 with family at his side in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. He was born a twin on May 31, 1945 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to RJ "Shorty" and Hettie Tucker. Dalton never left the Pauls Valley area. He attended school at Liberty and then at Pauls Valley High School. He met his wife Nancy in the ninth grade, and they have been together ever since. Dalton was a hardworking man. He worked 40 years for Lone Star Gas and Oklahoma Natural Gas (One OK). On weekends and after retirement he helped friends in the oilfield and ran heavy equipment. He always found time for his favorite pastime no matter how busy he was which was hunting and fishing. Every time someone came by he would show them his numerous deer racks hanging on the wall.
Dalton was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Robert Tucker Jr. , Clyde Doyle Tucker, Alton Tucker, and one sister Virginia Seamon. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nancy Carol Tucker of the home; one daughter Carol Willson and her husband Michael of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma; one granddaughter, Megan Patterson and her husband Kevin of Edmond, Oklahoma.
Funeral services for Dalton will be Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 10:00 AM at the Wooster Funeral Home Chapel in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma with John Curtis and Chris Kidwell officiating. Interment will follow at Paoli Cemetery in Paoli, Oklahoma. Visitation for Mr. Tucker will be Thursday, July 25, 2024 and Friday, July 26, 2024 from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM at Wooster Funeral Home in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Services are under the direction of Wooster Funeral Home. If you would like to send your condolences to the family, you may do so at www.woosterfuneralhomes.com