Born in Pike County, Ky., she was the daughter of Malvery and Martha (Renfro) Blair.
She married Rance Tackett on Aug. 15, 1959.
She was a homemaker and also worked in the factory at RCA for 10 years.
She was a member of the Faith Baptist church and of the Help Each Other Cope (HEOC), a multiple sclerosis group.
Survivors include her husband; sons Kenneth Tackett and wife Karen, and James Phil Tackett and wife Tammy; daughter Sheila Brinkman and husband David; sisters Nancy Lou Branham, and Opal W. Waltz; 10 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and two sisters.
Services will take place at noon Wednesday at the Shirley Brothers Fishers-Castleton Chapel.
Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.

