Vivian C. Tucker

Mrs. Vivian C. Tucker

Manassas, VA - Vivian C. Tucker 93, passed away Monday November 28, 2005 in Manassas, Virginia from a long illness.

She was born in Fort Worth, Texas on October 14, 1912 to Edward and Willie Etta Franklin. She married Andrew Tucker in 1944 in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Mrs. Tucker was a long time resident of Ogden, Utah, and a member of Embry Chapel A.M.E. Church. Along with her husband she was a civil rights pioneer in Ogden, making way for the integration of housing in the Ogden area, specifically in Washington Terrace. Mrs. Tucker was the owner and operator of La France Beauty Salon for over 40 years. This salon was one of the first in the state of Utah owned and operated by a woman of color. Mrs. Tucker gave many years of service to the Ogden Job Corps where she was a guidance counselor and dedicated extra hours of training for students in areas of etiquette, proper grooming and in addition provided nurturing support for the students. Mrs. Tucker was also an instructor of Cosmetology at Weber State College. She was a Life Time member of the National Council of Negro Women, the Eastern Stars and active in AIDS Education for minorities.

Mrs. Tucker leaves to cherish her memory stepson Tommie Tucker wife Mary, daughter Eileen and two grandchildren. Grandchildren from her daughter Wiletta, Carolynn Martin Marion Davis, Lynda P. Jackson, Vivian C. Gary, Glenn Michael Martin, Tarrazzia Martin Shackelford, Sterling Forte', Rosalynn Forte Pettis; Great-grandchildren: Renita Williams, Terrell Stevenson, Kyle Forte', Sterling Forte', Kyla Forte', Carolyn Marion Little, Camille Marion Dulaney, Johnathan Davis, Jerome Davis, Ariel Martin, Glenn Michael Martin Jr., Glemeka Martin, Christopher and Charles Reed, Antonio Pettis, Ashleigh and Symantha Shackelford; Great-Great Grandchildren Chester Marion, Jasmine Thomas, Willie Thomas, Pierre White, Unique Jones, LaTasha Curry, Imani, Marco and DeAngelo Dulaney, Johnathan & Brian Davis, Scott, Chase & Spencer Davis, Latrice, Signon and Kenneth Little. Kansas City relatives include nephews Michael Franklin, Gunbie Franklin II, Leonard Franklin, Raymond Langford, Sylvia Langford, and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral service will take place on Monday, December 5, 2005 at 1 p.m. at Myers Mortuary Chapel in Ogden, 845 Washington Blvd. For friends and colleagues that would like to visit with family, a viewing will be held on Sunday, December 4th from 6 to 8 p.m. at the mortuary.

Interment, Myers Evergreen Memorial Park.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
December 4, 2005
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceMyers Mortuary - Ogden
1875 Monroe Blvd
Ogden, Utah 84401
December 5, 2005
1:00 PM
CemeteryMyers Evergreen Memorial Park
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
December 5, 2005