Blain "Pop" E. Tucker

Blain E. "Pop" Tucker, of Frederica, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, from the Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital, he was 74.  Pop Tucker was born in Charleston, WV to the late Clayton and Mammie Tucker.

Pop, as he was affectionately called by his family and friends, served his country proudly in the United States Air Force for four years.  After the service, he worked in plumbing, heating, and cooling, initially with Gillis Plumbing, then with the Delaware State University which he retired from. 

In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and cutting firewood.  He was always proud of his garden and known for his lima beans, tomatoes, and squash, and known to feed half his neighborhood with his bounty.  Pop was a proud family man and family was his life.  He was known for his funny disposition, and he never knew a stranger.  He enjoyed going out to lunch everyday just to be able to socialize and talk.  He will be greatly missed.

Pop is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Shirley Tucker of Frederica; son, Jeffery (Michele Dill) Tucker of Frederica; grandchildren, Brooke and Blayne Tucker of Frederica; sister, Freda Redmon of Welcome, NC; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Services will take place on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 1pm, with a visitation two hours prior to the service, at Thomas E. Melvin & Son Funeral Home, 15522 South DuPont Hwy., Harrington, DE.  Interment will take  place at Barratts Chapel Cemetery, Frederica.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Frederica Senior Center, 216 South Market Street, Frederica, DE 19946.

Arrangements are by the Thomas E. Melvin & Son Funeral Home Inc, Harrington, DE.  Visit us at www.melvinfuneralhome.com to send flowers or sign condolence book.

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