Tamara Kay Tacker

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Tamara Kay Tacker Harmon was born December 11, 1954, in Colorado Springs, Colo., and died July 6 in Edmond. Memorial services were held at Brown Cemetery on July 19.
She was preceded in death by her father, Carter J. Tacker, Jr.; grandparents Frank and Myrtle Banning; and father-in-law Perry Harmon, Sr. She is survived by her husband, Perry Harmon of Edmond; son Marrick McGuine of Norman; stepson Matthew Harmon of Iowa; brother Jim Tacker of Edmond, and family; mother-inlaw Kathy Harmon, or Norman; mother Dora Mac Tacker Mitchell and stepfather William Mitchell of Tecumseh; and by numerous cousins, other relatives and friends.
She grew up in the Tecumseh area and graduated from Edmond High School, and from the University of Central Oklahoma with a degree in biology. She was employed at Tinker Air Force Base, where she met her husband Perry. She was a homemaker in Edmond.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carter married Dora May Banning on 22 May 1946 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. Dora (daughter of Frank Wesley Banning and Myrtle Bartholomew) was born on 24 Dec 1925 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Longtime Oklahoma resident Dora Mae Tacker Mitchell turned 90 years old on Dec. 24, 2015.

Longtime Oklahoma resident Dora Mae Tacker Mitchell turned 90 years old on Dec. 24, 2015.
Mae was born in Norman in Cleveland County in 1924 and was the youngest child with three brothers. Her family moved to California when Mae was 1 year old. When her grandmother passed away, Mae?s family inherited the family farm in Norman at the age of 8 and she became an Okie again.
In 1942, Mae graduated from Macomb High School and continued her education, earning a bachelor?s degree at Central State Teacher?s College (now Central State University in Edmond).
Mae married Carter Tacker Jr. in 1946 and moved to Pueblo, Colorado. They both were educators in public schools there. While in Colorado they adopted their first child, Tamara Kay in 1954. Oklahoma called them again, so Mae and her husband, Carter, moved back to Oklahoma. A new addition to the family came in 1954 when Mae and Carter adopted their second child, Jimmie. Mae has devoted her life to education. She has taught all grades from kindergarten through high school. For 12 years, Mae taught classes and served as principal at Faith Seven School in Shawnee. Mae is also an accomplished pianist and seamstress.
In 1998, after her husband?s death, Mae married Dr. Bill Mitchell. They now reside in Shawnee.
Mae said she has lived a full life. Her motto, ?In all things, let God direct your life.?

Frank married Myrtle Bartholomew on 11 Sep 1917 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Myrtle was born on 24 Jan 1898 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA; died on 10 Apr 1971 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Sunny Lane Cemetery, Del City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Walter married Anetta Alice Hawk on 28 Dec 1882 in Greene County, Iowa, USA. Anetta was born on 28 Jan 1861 in Scranton, Iowa, USA; died on 24 Nov 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]