T.E. Rucker, Pioneer Dickens County Citizen Died MondayFuneral rites for T.E. Rucker, pioneer Dickens county citizen were held at the Spur Cemetery Monday afternoon at 3 p.m. with Rev. Lowrance, pastor of the Gravel Hill Primitive Baptist Church, officiating and burial was made in Spur Cemetery.
T.E. Rucker was born in Missouri, December 3, 1859, and came with his parents to Texas when about one year of age.
At the age of 18 he joined the Missionary Baptist Church, later affiliated with the Primitive Baptist of which church he was a member at the time of his death.
In the year 1882 he was united in marriage to Sarah Elizabeth and to this union 7 children were born, three of whom, together with his wife preceded him in death.
With his four surviving children he came to the West, settling in Dickens County, where he secured a job with the Spur Outfit, at that time owned by the Scotch syndicate.
In 1919 he went to work for the Swenson Ranch and only three years ago at the age of 71 he retired from active service.
He has been in declining health for several weeks, and had been in Lubbock under the care of specialists until about two weeks ago he returned to the home of his daughter Mrs. W.P. Howell, and gradually grew weaker until death which occurred Monday morning at 2:00 o'clock, December 4.
Surviving are his four children: Mrs. W.P. Howell of Highway, Mrs. J.H. Miller of McAdoo, Jas. Luther Rucker of Dallas, and W.O. Rucker of Spur South Camp; 16 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
The Texas Spur force has always considered T.E. Rucker one of staunchest friends and it is with real regret that we chronicle his death.
©The Texas Spur, December 7, 1933
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay
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