Tom Tackett

Funeral Services for Tom Tackett will be at 1 pm on December 28, 2017 at Agent Mallory Martin Chapel in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at Akins Cemetery in Sallisaw, Oklahoma under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Service, Inc..

Active Pallbearers will be Kenny Richardson, Bobby Shumate, Keith Shelton, Larry Pierson, Allen Rau, and Gary Don Cullum.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Bill Summit, John Bunch and Junior Cullum .

Viewing will be Wednesday 10 am – 8 pm at Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Home in Sallisaw.
The family will greet Wednesday from 6 – 8 pm at the funeral home.

Tom Tackett, 79 of Sallisaw, Oklahoma passed away on December 24, 2017 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He was born onJuly 15, 1938 in Calhoun City, Mississippi to Maudie Gertrude (Mitchell) Tackett and Thomas Arlie Tackett, Sr.. He was married to Verna Jean (Cole) Tackett on January 10, 1956 in Calhoun City, Mississippi. He retired from ODOT after 23 years, was a U.S. Army Veteran of Vietnam and Berlin Crisis, and a Baptist.

He was a man of many talents. He enjoyed friends, was a proud Veteran, proud father, and grandfather. He was a bridge builder, cattle rancher and worked for Oklahoma Department of Transportation for 23 years and had many friends there. In his early years he was a stock car racer and won many trophies. He was the happiest teasing and having fun with his family and friends. He was good hearted, thoughtful, and a good neighbor.

Survivors are:

1 daughter and son in law: Teresa Lynn Fouke and Christopher of Benton, Illinois

1 grandson: Nicholas L. Fouke and wife Betsy Kirk

2 brothers: John Edward Tackett of Tupelo, MS and Rodney Dale Tackett of Elkhart, IN

3 sisters: Linda Myrick of Memphis, TN, Martha Swanson of Byhaliah, MS, and Virginia Lindsay and husband, Dwight of Ozark, MO

Beloved friend: Mary Wilson

He was preceded in death by his wife, Verna; 1 daughter, Janet Carol Tackett; parents, Thomas and Maudie Tackett; and 2 sisters: Maxine Ferguson and Ruby Pearl Tackett