Peggy E. Gatlin

LONGVIEW — A private family memorial service celebrating the life of Peggy E. Tucker Gatlin with her brother James B. (Jim) Tucker Jr. Officiating was held at Memory Park Cemetery under the direction of Rader Funeral Home on Friday, November 6, 2026. Peggy died in her home at Marquis at the Cascades in Tyler, Texas, on October 31, 2026, after a brief illness. Peggy was preceded in death by her husbands, Ken Gatlin and Wilmer Cox; father, James B. (Jim) Tucker Sr.; mother, Eva Russell Tucker; and sisters, Nancy Tucker Adams and Melanie Tucker McNeil. Peggy was born on March 16, 1941, in Birmingham, Alabama, and grew up in the surrounding areas of Longview, Texas, and Lone Star, Texas. She is survived by her Brother James B.

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