Norma Mills Tuck

Roxie Norma Mills Tuck passed away peacefully at the age of 96, on Thursday, March 27, 2025, after a life well lived. Born on February 28, 1929, to the late Walter C. Mills and Roxie L. Scearce Mills in Whitmell, Virginia. She was widowed by her husband of thirty-five years, Earl Stafford Tuck, Sr., who died on May 7, 1985. She was also predeceased by her son, John W. Tuck; her sisters, Claudia Iris Mills Roach and Nora Frances Mills Pickerel; her brothers, Richard Carlton Mills, James Radford Mills, Walter Issac (Ike) Mills, Campbell Lee Mills, and Rawley Wooding Mills. She was the last survivor of her family. Norma was a 1946 graduate of Whitmell Farm-Life School. She often spoke fondly of her childhood memories that centered around childhood friends of the Whitmell community. As a teenager she went to work at Dan River Inc. to support the World War II effort. She was later employed as a sales associated at S.S. Kresge Company and W. T. Grant. Growing up during the Great Depression and World War II, Norma was instilled with many admirable values, including patriotism, thriftiness, the belief in hard work, and the love of family. Norma attended Whitmell United Methodist Church during her youth and later joined Brosville United Methodist Church. Her greatest joys in life were being a wife to her husband and a mother to her five children. She was the center of the home. She also kept many community children. Norma loved attending Major League Baseball games with her family to watch the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, her favorite teams. She loved gardening, canning fruits and vegetables and preparing the annual soup at Christmas. In her senior years, one would often find her sitting on her front porch admiring the beautiful birds, deer, flowers, and sunsets. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Norma Jo Allen (Samuel), Judy Tuck-Hudson, Deborah Jeanne Burnette (Charles), and son, Earl Stafford Tuck, Jr. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Stephanie Tuck Ingram (Anthony), Michele Allen Bouchard (Todd), Allison Allen Pritchett (Michael), Jason Burnette (Sascha), Bradley Burnette (Donna), and Jeffrey Burnette (Juliet). She also leaves behind thirteen great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. The family would like to acknowledge and express their appreciation to her caregivers, Tammy Hammond and Wanda Willard, and Mountain Valley Hospice. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel, 5858 Riverside Dr., Danville, VA. Funeral services for Norma will be conducted on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. at Whitmell Church of Faith, 2168 Whitmell School Rd, Dry Fork, VA, with the Reverend Susan Hannah officiating. Interment will follow the service in the Dixon Family Cemetery, 1200 Inman Rd., Danville, VA. At other times the family will be at the residence, 1060 Inman Rd, Danville, VA 24541. The family suggest that memorial donations can be made to Brosville United Methodist Church at 121 Long Cir, Cascade, VA 24069 or to Whitmell Church of Faith at 2168 Whitmell School Rd, Dry Fork, VA 24549. Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel is respectfully serving the Tuck family.

Norma Mills Tuck

February 28, 1929 - March 27, 2025