Fran Tucker, 80, of Portia, passed from this life on Monday, October 18, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.  She was born October 21, 1940, in Lemar, Colorado to the late Grover B. Burnett, PhD and Alice Jane Eggar Burnett.  She was a member of United Free Will Baptist Church in Walnut Ridge. Fran was a loving wife and mother that was dedicated to her family.

Fran began her life in Colorado Springs, Colorado moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she worked in the civil service at Sandia Air Force Base. There, she met her husband, Jerry and they were married on May 19, 1962, and later moved to Arkansas. She was employed at First National Bank for 41 years where she served as Vice President and head cashier.

In addition to her parents, Fran was preceded in death by her brothers, Sid Cox and Lawrence Burnett.

She is survived by her husband, Jerry Tucker of 59 years of the home; daughters, Virginia Tucker of Walnut Ridge, Dianne Ellis (Michael) of Lebanon, Indiana; step-daughters, Carolyn Pugh and Randye Tucker, both of Florida; brother, J.B. Cox of McLean, Virginia; grandchildren, Matthew Teel (Wesley), Haley Keeney (Dalin), Beth Albert (Wesley), LeShelle Aycock (Andy), Nickeye Bates (Jeff) and Ben Granderson; great-grandchildren, Jinna Jo Mullins, Abri Keeney, Kyler Keeney and Corbin Granderson; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Friday, October 22, 2021, at 2 p.m. at United Free Will Baptist Church in Walnut Ridge. Glen Smith and Chuck Fitzgerald will officiate.  All arrangements are under the direction of Cox Funeral Home in Walnut Ridge.