Billy Joe “Bill” Tucker, 81, died on April 25, 2012 in Sweetwater, Texas.

He will be cremated. No further services are planned at the time.

Mr. Tucker was born on November 7, 1929 in Sweetwater. He married Rosemary Jones on May 12, 1972 in Sweetwater. Bill was a Baptist. He owned and operated Big State Roustabout for several years. Bill was a member of Sweetwater Masonic Lodge #571 and 32nd Degree Mason. He was a member of Suez Shrine Temple in San Angelo.

Survivors include: Daughters- Debra Kay Tucker of Tye, TX, Lee Ann Tucker of Irving, TX; Sister- Myrtle Knox of Texas City, TX; Brother- Dean Tucker of Ft. Worth, TX; 3 Grandchildren; and 1 Great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosemary Tucker, in 2010 and by his parents, William Thomas and Hettie Lee Kinsey Tucker.