Obituary for Sheri L. Tucker
Sheri LaRue (Moore) Tucker was born on July 21, 1957 in Emporia, Kansas. As a toddler, she was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA). She was in and out of the hospital for the first few years of her life, however she never let the JRA keep her down. She was admitted to Butcher Elementary School and later attended William Allen White Elementary, and Lowther Junior High. The family then moved to Ottawa, Kansas where Sheri graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 1976. Her first job in high school was a Front Crew Member at Sonic Drive-In. She attended Emporia State University where she received her Associate Degree in Business. Sheri relocated to New York and worked for Estee Lauder Company; later moving to Kansas City, Missouri and began a career at the Marriott Crown Center where she met Greg Tucker. They were married and had two beautiful daughters, Dionne Tucker (1985) and Courtney Whitmore (1989). She later worked for the Housing Authority. Sheri retired in 2005. Sheri is preceded in death by her mother, Betty J. Lindsey; her father, Arthur D. Moore; her brother, Eric Lindsey; and her former husband, Greg Tucker. She leaves to mourn her daughters, Dionne Tucker (KCMO) and Courtney (Robert) Whitmore (Texas); a step daughter, Bridgett Tucker; a brother, Tim (Cindy) Moore (Gardner, KS); three sisters, Denise Smith (KC), Gayla Kelly and Janine Lee (Atlanta); an Aunt, Myrna Loy Walker (Florida); Six grandchildren, Mar’Quan, Cameron,Rylee, Farrah, DaMya, and DaNya and a host of friends, cousins, nieces, and nephews. “We Loved Sheri But God Loved Her Best!”
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Visitation
Saturday
29
Jun
11:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
Highland Park Funeral Home and Crematory
4101 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66102
Service
Saturday
29
Jun
12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM
Highland Park Funeral Home and Crematory
4101 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66102
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