Mr. Robert "Bobby" Tate Tucker, age 86 of Cookeville, TN, and formerly of Waverly, TN, passed away Monday, February 4, 2019. Mr. Tucker was born August 8, 1932, in Waverly, TN, to Thomas Roscoe and Ollie Beulah Tate Tucker. He was a retired Security Guard for Russell Stover in Cookeville, TN and formerly worked for Consolidated Aluminum Corp. in New Johnsonville, TN. He was in the United States Air Force and the TN National Guard. Visitation with the family will be held on Thursday, February 7, 2019, from 9:00 AM until funeral service time at 11:00 AM, at the Luff-Bowen Funeral Home in Waverly, with Pastor Jeff Patterson officiating. Interment will follow at Richlawn Cemetery in Waverly, TN. Survivors Include: Brother: William Thomas Tucker (Mildred), Waverly, TN 2 Nephews: Tommy Tucker, Hendersonville, TN John Tucker, Waverly, TN 2 Special Caregivers and Friends: Ricky and Debbie Bohannon, Cookeville, TN Preceded in death by his wife Douya “Dora” Zaher Tucker and his parents Thomas Roscoe and Ollie Beulah Tate Tucker. LUFF-BOWEN FUNERAL HOME 2400 Hwy. 13 North Waverly, TN 37185 Telephone 931-296-2437