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Tyndall, Anna Jane (Ann)

Tyndall, Anna Jane (Ann)

Female 1921 - 2016  (95 years)

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  • Name Tyndall, Anna Jane (Ann) 
    Born 2 Sep 1921  Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 17 Oct 2016  Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery - Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Findagrave.com Memorial #171543142
    Person ID I9067  Coursey-Sansing Tree
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 

    Family Rucker, Cloyd Wendell Jr.,   b. 18 Aug 1919, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1976, Arlington Memorial Hospital - Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 2 Sep 1947  Decatur County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Rucker, Anna Kathryn
     2. Rucker, Nancy Elizabeth
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 
    Family ID F3732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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      Anna J. Rucker-Young, 95, passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2016.
      Anna, better known as "Ann," was born on Sept. 2, 1921, in Decatur, Ind., to Dan and Kathryn Tyndall.
      After graduation from Decatur High School in 1939, she went to Indianapolis Methodist School of Nursing where she graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1942. After graduation, she joined the U.S. Army where she was assigned to the 38th Field Hospital. Initially, she was sent to Tripler General Hospital, Oahu, Hawaii, and from there to Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands where she received a commendation for handling four patients a minute from the ships. After her service, she married Cloyd Rucker and moved to Texas where they reared three children in Irving and Arlington. Ann was a Girl Scout Leader, PTA officer, church choir member and Rainbow Girls Advisor. She worked as a nurse at Arlington Clinic, Arlington Memorial Hospital and the Arlington Schools. After the death of Cloyd, Ann married Charles Young. They enjoyed many years together traveling and spending time at Lake Whitney. In her retirement years, she was active in her church, First Methodist of Arlington, Arlington Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Arlington Women's Club and was a life time member of Eastern Star.
      Survivors: Son, Bob Rucker and wife, Frances; daughters, Trinka Boggs and husband, Gary and Nancy Suggs and husband, Norman; four grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.