FRANCIS MARION TACKETT JR.
1920-2007
JOHNSON COUNTY
Francis Marion "F.M." Tackett Jr., 87, of Staffordsville, died Monday,
Sept. 3, 2007 at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg.
Born Feb. 12, 1920, in Johnson County, he was a son of the late
Francis Marion Sr. and Elizabeth Blanton Tackett. He was a road
construction welder and a WW II Army veteran.
He was also preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Howard Tackett, in
1998.
Survivors include a son, Randy Hale of Paintsville; a daughter, Susie
Music of Staffordsville; a brother, Emery Tackett of Georgia; a
sister, Mabel Picklesimer of Ohio; three grandchildren; and two great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were Thursday, Sept. 6, at Staffordsville Freewill
Baptist Church, Staffordsville, with Revs. Wendell Ison, Jimmy Price,
and Doug Crider officiating.
Burial was in Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville, under direction
of Paintsville Funeral Home.
Big Sandy News
Sep 2007