Wynona Bettie Tucker James
Wynona Bettie Tucker James, 84, of Plant City, died Aug. 25, 2016, at her home.
She was born in Andalusia, Alabama on Jan. 8, 1932, to James L. and Hazel Blanton Tucker. She graduated from Niagara Falls High School and married her husband, Evan Richard James, in Niagara Falls, New York on Nov. 8, 1952. In her late teens, she won “Miss Niagara Falls.” She worked as an office manager for her husband’s companies, Niagara Steel Finishing and Steel Contracting Corporation. She was a member of the Niagara Falls Country Club, Plant City Garden Club and Zonta. She also participated in a service league and was a member of Plant City’s First Presbyterian Church. She was a follower of Jesus. Throughout her life, she enjoyed an active lifestyle that included playing tennis and golf, skiing, horseback riding, swimming, gardening and teaching fitness.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Evan Richard James; sons, James R. James (Maureen McKeever), of Ransomville, New York, and R. Reis James (JoAnn Gora), of Plant City; daughter, Linda James Wolfe (Will), of Largo; grandchildren, Shandra James Payne, Joshua James, Evan Kosowski, Joel Kosowski, Aaron Kosowski and Evangelon James; brother, Dr. Joseph Tucker, of Athens, Ohio; and sister, Donna Tucker Izzo, of Brockport, New York.
Services are pending.
Online condolences may be made at WellsMemorial.com.
