Justin Allen Tucker, 31, of Florence, formally of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday July 26, 2016 unexpectedly at his home.

Justin was born January 28, 1985 in Charleston, WV to Gregory and Lenora Slater Tucker.

Justin has proudly served his country in the KY National Guard since 2003 attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. He served 2 tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom, supporting the freedom of our nation and many others. Justin was a Kentucky Colonel and had been awarded NCO of the year in 2014. Justin was a 2003 graduate of Fleming County High School and had attended Morehead State and Northern KY University. Justin was an avid outdoorsman and hunter and he also loved sports. Justin attended Seven Hills Church and worked for Bullet Line Inc. in Florence.

Justin is survived by his parents Greg and Lenora; brother Eric (Soleil) Tucker of Japan; grandmother Joyce Ann (Eugene) Fowler; aunts Gloria (Jim) Lawrence, Della Marie Wilson and Ruth Ann Slater; uncles Johnnie Francis Tucker Jr., Mike (Barbara) Tucker, Thomas Anthony (Linda) and William F. Slater Jr.; and a host of extended family members and friends.

Justin was preceded in death by his grandparents William F. Slater Sr., Johnnie Francis Tucker and Margaret Jane Tucker; uncle Donald Lee Tucker.

Funeral services will be at 2 PM Monday August 1, 2016 at Tyler Mountain Funeral Home in Cross Lanes, WV with Rev. Roy E. Hamilton officiating. Burial will follow in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens with full military honors provided by the National Guard.

Visitation will be 5 - 8 PM Sunday at Boone - Nickell Funeral Home in Flemingsburg, KY and 1 -2 PM Monday at Tyler Mountain Funeral Home in Cross Lanes, WV.

Boone - Nickell Funeral Home is caring for all arrangements for the Tucker Family

Friends may sign the guestbook at www.boonenickellfuneralhome.com

Visitation

Sunday, July 31, 2016
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Boone-Nickell Funeral Home
150 W. Water Street
Flemingsburg, Kentucky 41041

Visitation

Monday, August 01, 2016
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tyler Mountain Funeral Home
5233 Rocky Fork Road
Cross Lanes, West Virginia 25313

Funeral Service

Monday, August 01, 2016
2:00 PM

Tyler Mountain Funeral Home
5233 Rocky Fork Rd
Cross Lanes, West Virginia 25313