Salata Marie (Tucker) Brown, 98, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 30, 2025.
Born on October 22, 1926 in the Chaney Community to Richard A. and Eura Mae (Melton) Tucker, Salata lived a life of faith and devotion. She was a cherished and longtime member of the Mesquite and Rusk Street Church of Christ in Ranger, TX where her love for God and community touched all who knew her.
Salata graduated from Alameda High School in 1944 where she enjoyed playing volleyball and basketball. She later went on to Ranger Junior College where she proudly played on the school's very first women's basketball team and received her Associate's Degree. When asked why she chose to pursue college as a woman in the 1940s, she would smile and say, "I knew there had to be a better life than hoeing peanuts and cotton."
