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MARCELLA PETTIBONE TUCKER, 70

June 29, 2005 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

MARCELLA PETTIBONE TUCKER, 70, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005, at her residence. Born March 4, 1935, in Shelbyville, Kentucky, she retired from General Electric, in 1995. She was a past Matron of the Eastern Star.

Survived by daughter, Davanna Ramsey of Fort Wayne; son, Jerome Allen Pettibone of Indianapolis; brother, Jack Yates of Fort Wayne; and grandchildren, Fabian Alexander Tucker of Fort Wayne and Andria Mae Ramsey of Huntington, West Virginia.

She was preceded in death by husband, Jerry Pettibone; and daughter, Jonna R. Pettibone.

Service was Wednesday, June 22, at Elzey Patterson Rodak Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, Fort Wayne. Burial at Williamsport Cemetery, Poe.

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