Mr. Jeffery Thomas Tucker of Judsonia, formerly of Harrisburg, departed this life on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Unity Health Hospital in Searcy, at the age of 52. He was also known to some as "Buffy", a nickname made accidentally by his kid sister Andi J.

He was born November 8, 1969 in Osceola, Arkansas, the son of Thomas Austin Tucker and Brenda Jane Smart Tucker.

Jeffery was raised in Harrisburg and attended Harrisburg High School He was a part of the 1988 class, an honor student and a member of the Drama Club. He did not finish high school because his dream was to go to Beauty College. He received his GED from Delta Tech and moved to Gotebo, Oklahoma. He attended a Beauty College in Hobart, OK and received his cosmetology license. He remained in Oklahoma for several years with his family at heart.  He has lived in the Searcy, Judsonia area for the several years.  He was an avid animal lover. He loved music and life and believed in a loving God.  He was one who truly marched to the beat of a different drum.  He will be missed by all who knew him.

He is survived by his father, Thomas Austin Tucker of Harrisburg, two brothers, Barry Tucker and Christopher Tucker, both of Harrisburg, a sister, Andrea Tucker, of Harrisburg, several nieces and nephews, Amelia Tucker, Mathew Tucker, Bryant Smith, Cindy Roby, Grayson Tucker, Layne Tucker, and Haden Heinemann, several siblings in heart, Gary Spencer Jr., P.J. Fowler, Kris Spencer, Shane Spencer, and Steven Spencer, his father in heart, Gary Spencer, his best friend Juliet Lewis, and many great nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by, his husband, Harold Ray Jenkins, his mother, Brenda Tucker, grandparents Lee Velmer and Annie Katheryn Smart, grandparents, Judge Tucker and Opal Pearl Tucker, and his mother in heart, Martha Spencer.

Funeral services are set for Friday, March 4, 2022 at 2:00 pm in Gregg Weston Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be prior to the service from 1:00 pm until service time. Pallbearers will be Layne Tucker, Matt Tucker, Grayson Tucker, Matthew Luke Tucker, Don Watts and Jeremy Heineman.  Honorary pallbearers will be his Spencer family nephews.