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Descendants of Jacob Rhodes

33. UTHEARD WILVIE⁴ RHODES (DANIEL WEBSTER³, WILLIAM M.², JACOB¹) was born 26 September 1899 in Lawrence County, Alabama⁴³, and died 28 December 1979 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas⁴⁴. He married WILLIE ANN (BILLIE) TEASLEY 22 February 1923 in Mexia, Limestone County, Texas.

Notes for UTHEARD WILVIE RHODES:
Corsicana Sun - Sunday December 30, 1979

U. W. Rhodes

Services for U.W. Rhodes, 80, of Corsicana, will be at 2 P.M. today at Griffin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

Rhodes died Friday at Memorial Hospital.

Survivors include his wife, Willie A. Rhodes, of Corsicana; a daughter, Billie J. Tucker, of Corsicana; a grandson, Jimmy D. Tucker, of Kaufman; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Hugh Fullerton Jr., Leonard Dockery, Darwin Green, Alton Justiss, Bill Crocker, Harry Drain, Ted Red and Brian Collier.

Child of UTHEARD RHODES and WILLIE TEASLEY is:

BILLIE JEAN⁵ RHODES, b. 29 March 1927, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas; m. ALVIS DEWEY JR. TUCKER, 1 June 1947, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.

Notes for BILLIE JEAN RHODES:
Billie Jean was employed by the Water Department of Corsicana for many years before her retirement.

Notes for ALVIS DEWEY JR. TUCKER:
Alvis was a mechanic by trade and owned and operated Tucker Brothers Garage in Corsicana, Texas. Alvis and Billie also owned rural acreage where they bred and raised cattle. This endeavor was to carry over to their son and grandchildren, who would be involved in Future Farmers of America and the development and the showing of prize livestock.

The Tucker family belonged to the Baptist church and were very active in the church's programs. Alvis was a Mason, and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana.

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