ANOTHER SELF DESCENDANT HAS DIED

Birdie Veal Martin of Tellico Plains, TN went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at her residence. She was a member of Nonaburg House of Prayer. She was 77. She was preceded in death by: husband, Eugene Veal; parents, Jobe and Grace Hollinghead Tucker; brothers, Delano Tucker and Otis Creed Tucker. Survivors include: husband-Joe "Robby" Martin of Cleveland; daughter Jena Bradshaw of Tellico Plains; sons and daughters-in-Iaw Jerry and Carolyn Veal of Coker Creek, TN; Darryl and Cindy Veal of Tellico Plains; stepdaughters Betty Taylor, Shirley Fraizer and Helen Bain, all of Cleveland; brothers Carroll Tucker and Reed Tucker of Tellico Plains; and Truman Tucker of Dayton, TN; grandchildren Josh Veal, Jessica Veal Hamilton, Sky Veal, Caleb Smith, Candy Smith, Lucrisha Best and Tamra Yearwood; great-grandchildren Olivia, Tucker, Amelia, Campbell, Sydney, Garren, Noah, Hunter, Kierra, Chloe and Zack. Funeral service was 8 p.m., Thursday in the chapel of Myers Funeral Home, with Rev. Floyd Burger officiating. Family and friends assembled at 10 a.m., Friday, April 11, 2008 and proceeded to Center Cemetery for an 11 a.m. interment. Arrangements by Myers Funeral Home, Tellico Plains, TN.

Birdie Veal Martin was the granddaughter of Rev. Elisha Tucker and Martha Lavada Self Tucker. She was the great-granddaughter of John J. and Lydia Waters Self.

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