Ui Kang "Joann" Rucker

UI KANG “JOANN” RUCKER

Funeral services for Ui Kang “Joann” Rucker will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at the Lighthouse Baptist Church with Pastor Bruce Burkett officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery.

Joann was born Ui Kang Kim along with her twin sister, In Kang Kim, on July 20, 1941 in South Korea. She married Harold Guy Salisbury in Seoul, Korea on March 24, 1965. Together they had two daughters, Tressa Rose Salisbury and Eva Rose Salisbury. Joann and Harold divorced in 1979. Joann married David Earl Rucker on March 22, 1980 in Cortez, Colo. Together they had a son, David Lee Rucker.

Surviving Joann are her husband, David Rucker of Cortez; children, Tressa Allen (Shawn) of Cortez, Eva Johnson (Dan) of Rio Verde, Ariz., and David Rucker (Vanessa) of Cortez, Colo.; and by her grandchildren, Dean Cody, Mike Speroni (Desarae), Kyra Allen, Gianna Speroni, Taegen Allen, Conner Speroni, Savara Rucker, and Koa Rucker. Joann is also survived by an extended family in Korea.