William P. Tukey

1920 - 2010  (90 years)

• Name	William P. Tukey
  Born	14 Jan 1920	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
  	Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Birth Index, 1636-1930 Name:      William P Tukey Birth Date:      14 Jan 1920 Birth Place:      Rhode Island 1st Parent:      Charles W Tukey 2nd Parent:      Martha A Tukey
  Gender	Male
  Group	Halls of Portsmouth, RI - DNA Family 015
  	Descendants of William Hall of Portsmouth, Rhode Island
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	62336675
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62336675
  Died	23 Nov 2010	South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island
  Buried	Aft 23 Nov 2010	Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island
  Obituary	30 Nov 2010	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
  	Providence Journal
  	William P. Tukey, 90, of 516 Gravelly Hill Road in South Kingstown, passed away at home on November 23 after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Hope (Hall) Tukey, to whom he was married for over 62 years. Mr. Tukey was born on January 14, 1920 in Providence, the son of the late Charles W. Tukey and Martha (Peckham) Tukey. He was educated in North Providence public schools, then graduated from Classical High School in 1938 and from Brown University in 1942. In World War II, he was a decorated naval aviator who flew Hellcats from the carrier U.S.S. Yorktown, earning three Distinguished Flying Crosses and six Air Medals. During a long and distinguished career in the textile industry, he worked for companies including Textron, Allied Chemical, Indian Head Mills, and Monsanto Corporation. He retired in 1986 and lived for the remainder of his life in South Kingstown. In addition to his wife, Mr. Tukey leaves two sons, William P. Tukey, Jr. of South Kingstown and Paul M. Tukey of Charlestown; two daughters, Cynthia H. Cruser of Narragansett and Melissa T. McQuarrie of Virginia Beach, Virginia; seven grandchildren, and one great-grandson. A committal service with militany honors was held in Rhode Island Veterans' Memorial Cemetery in Exeter.
  Person ID	I12708	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	30 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Charles W. Tukey,   b. 1880,   d. 1945  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Martha A. Peckham,   b. 1884,   d. 1938  (Age 54 years)
  Married	Bef 1920
  Family ID	F5867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hope E. Hall,   b. 22 Jul 1923, North Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island ,   d. 17 Feb 2017, South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island  (Age 93 years)
  Married	Abt 1948
  Children	1. W.P. Tukey, Jr.   2. C. Tukey   3. M. Tukey
  Last Modified	30 May 2018
  Family ID	F5857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Jan 1920 - Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island Died - 23 Nov 2010 - South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island Buried - Aft 23 Nov 2010 - Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island Obituary - Providence Journal - 30 Nov 2010 - Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Earth