James "Jimmy" Hewitt Tucker, Jr., age 64, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Friday, April 13, 2018. A Memorial service will take place at 3:00 on Monday in Welsh Neck Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 PM on Sunday, April 15th at Belk Funeral Home in Darlington.
Born in Darlington County on June 24, 1953 he is the son of the Mary Agnes Blackman Tucker and the late James Hewitt Tucker, Sr. Jimmy retired from Mace Mechanical as a pipe fitter. He was an avid NASCAR fan; and enjoyed fishing and hunting, especially if fishing with his grandchildren at his pond or the Tennessee River with his Alabama friends. Mr. Tucker will be remembered as a wonderful husband, father, son and brother. He was a member of Welsh Neck Baptist Church.
In addition to his mother of Society Hill, he is survived by his wife, Roxana Tubbs Tucker, his daughter Jenifer (Ryan Ross) Tucker of Wilmington, his step-children; Nicole (Lance Key) Sexton of Richfield, NC, Jennifer (David) Hernandez of Houston, TX, Marla (Garrett) Alderman of Martinsville, VA, grandchildren: Jackson Hamilton, Jett Hamilton, Ashlyn Sexton, Gracelyn Smith, Madison Lopez, Hayden Alderman, Maddox Alderman and Gage Alderman; 5 great grandchildren, siblings, Ellen T. (Walter) Berry of Darlington, Mary Lee T. (Ken) Stegen of New River, AZ, Charles Tucker of Society Hill, Henry F. (Jinny) Tucker of Wallace and Sally F. Rosser of Society Hill, an many aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family. Also surviving is a special cousin Gary Poston and special friends, Rodney and Tina Hurst and Clifford Hall.
He was preceded in death his father and a great-grandson.
Memorials may be made to Agape Hospice, 115 North Fifth Street
Hartsville, SC 29550 or Levine Cancer Institute (http://www.givecarolinas.org/get-involved/donate/)
Visitation
APR
15.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Belk Funeral Home - Darlington
229 West Broad Street
Darlington, SC, 29532
Service
APR
16.
3:00 PM
Welsh Neck Baptist Church Cemetery
112 Church Street
Society Hill, SC, 29593