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TUCKER, ARLINE EWEN
TUCKER, ARLINE EWEN, 88, of Lower Graniteville, passed away peacefully on February 18, at Rowan Court Health and Rehab in Barre, where she had been a resident since Feb. 7. Born Sept. 30, 1924 to Robert and Christina (McLeod) Ewen, she lived her entire life in Lower Graniteville, except for a brief period in Barre during World War II. She was a 1942 graduate of Spaulding High School. On July 19, 1946, she married Cecil "Pete" Tucker in the Graniteville Presbyterian Church. She worked as bookkeeper at Allen Lumber Co. in Barre from 1942-1946; as a stenographer at Reynolds & Son in Barre from 1960-1961; and was Dr. Ernest V. Reynolds' head bookkeeper from 1968 until 1996. She collected the "water rent" for the Graniteville Fire District No. 4 for 50 years. She was president of the PTA and was a Cub Scout den mother and Brownie and Girl Scout leader. Arline was a lifelong member of Graniteville Presbyterian Church where she was an elder, clerk of the session, member of the Friendship Forum and the Women's Guild, organist and Sunday school superintendent for many years. She was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star, past matron of Ruth Chapter No. 33, and most recently a member of Charity Chapter No. 57 in Williamstown. In 1978-1979, she was the worthy grand matron of the Grand Chapter of VT, traveling over 25,000 miles to visit every chapter in the state. She and Pete enjoyed camping with the National Camping Travelers Masonic group, frequently bringing along their grandsons Robert and Daniel. So very proud of her Scottish heritage and her clan, MacLeod of Lewis, Arline and Pete made several trips to Scotland. Every Christmas, she made Scottish shortbread and other treats, and she and her family made mealie puddings for the many Scots who lived in the area. She was a talented seamstress, and also made many special birthday cakes over the years. She made everyone welcome into her home and so enjoyed all the folks who stopped by. She spent many happy hours at "the farm" of her aunt and uncle, Mary and George McLeod, along with her cousins. Besides her loving husband of 66 years, "Pete," she is survived by her children and their spouses, Bill and Debbie Tucker, of Los Banos, Calif., and Jane Tucker and Kevin Thompson, of Putnamville. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and their spouses; seven great-grandchildren; her sister-in-law and classmate, Marjorie Brown, of St. Johnsbury; and her brother-in-law, William Carr, of Cherry Hill, N.J. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her daughter Mary Ellen Willard.
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