Name: Verna Joyce Tucker

Date of Birth: 17 April 1927

Birth Location: Wellington District

Maiden Name: Capewell

Also Known As:

Age at Burial: 77 years

Date of Death: 11 March 2004

Death Location:

Date of Burial: 15 March 2004 Cremated

Denomination: Anglican D

Row/Grave: Row 5 Grave #44

Grave Transcription:

TUCKER

In Loving Memory of

EDWARD DOUGLAS

5-8-1922 – 1-8-2003

VERNA JOYCE

17-4-1927 – 11-3-2004

DEARLY LOVED PARENT OF

KERRY, DOLL, MARG & ED

TOGETHER IN OUR HEARTS

Father: Frederick William Capewell; Born 5 November 1893, Fremantle, Western Australia.  Died 8 August 1981, Busselton, Western Australia.  Buried Busselton Cemetery.

Married 1915 Bunbury, Western Australia

Mother: Gleness Susan House; Born 1898, South Bunbury, Western Australia. Died 21 December 1971, Busselton, Western Australia.  Buried Busselton Cemetery

Grandparents (father):

Frederick Pritchard Capewell; born 1867, Fremantle, Western Australia, died 4 December 1893, Perth, Western Australia.   Buried Skinner Cemetery, Church of England, Fremantle, Western Australia

Married 1890, Fremantle, Western Australia

Mary Ann Jackson: born 1869, Western Australia, died 22 July 1960, buried Capel Cemetery Anglican B, Row 11, Grave 136 (Mary Ann Payne). Mary Ann’s second marriage was to George William Frederick Payne in 1897.   She was the daughter of Thomas Pavia Jackson and Catherine Lyons

Grandparents (mother):

Charles Henry House: born 9 July 1848, Wonnerup, Western Australia, died 2 June 1929. Claremont, Western Australia. Buried Capel Cemetery, Unknown Grave.  He was the son of William House and Martha Higgins.

Married 1872, Bunbury Western Australia.

Gertrude Mary Wright: born 1853, Bunbury, Western Australia, died 3 October 1944, Palgarup, Western Australia, Buried Capel Cemetery, Anglican B, Row 8, Grave 95. She was the daughter of Thomas Wright and Maria Dawson

Siblings:

Arthur Frederick Capewell; born 1915, Bunbury, Western Australia.  Died 1915, Bunbury, Western Australia

Frederick George Capewell; born 1916, Midland Junction, Western Australia.  Died 9 January 1991, Busselton, Western Australia.  Buried Busselton Cemetery.  Married Marjorie May Thomas.

Gladys Vivian Capewell; born 1919, Bunbury, Western Australia.  Died 27 June 1988, New South Wales.  Married Gordon Frances Semmens.

Olive Mavis Capewell; born 1922, Bunbury, Western Australia.  Died 15 November 2008, Busselton, Western Australia.  Married Milton James Kirk.

Laurel Thora Capewell; born 1923, Yarloop, Western Australia.  Died 5 September 1923, (6 weeks old) Buried Cookernup Cemetery, Western Australia, Section S, Number 14.

Ronald Keith Capewell; born 19 March 1926, Wellington District, Western Australia.  Died 8 July 2002, Cremated Bunbury Cemetery.  Married Claire Ethel Brook

Norma Beatrice Capewell; born 1929, Sussex District, Western Australia.  Died 2008.  Married John Bruce

Edna Laurel Capewell; born 1931, Wellington District, Western Australia.  Died March 2020, Busselton, Western Australia.  Married Louis Colombera.

Valerie May Capewell; born 1932, Sussex District, Western Australia. Died 24^th July 1935, Bunbury Hospital. Buried Capel Cemetery

 Spouse: Edward Douglas Tucker (Ted)

Children:

Kerry Tucker

Doll Tucker

Margaret Tucker

Edward Russel Tucker

Occupation: Home Duties

Military Service:

Their Story

This story is under construction.

 Information Compiled by Researcher PP  (CDCP Team Member)

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