Willie Lourene Thacker, 85, died November 13, 2005 at 6:30 am at NHC in Kennett, Missouri.
Mrs. Thacker was born February 4, 1920 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. She is preceded in death by her husband James Kirk Thacker, Sr.; her parents William and Nora Caldwell; her brother Glen Caldwell; her sisters, Sue Tanque and Nell Richards; four infant daughters and one son, William Broase Thacker; and two grandchildren, Robert Kirk Thacker and Christopher Charles Gloth.
She is survived by her sons and daughters; James Kirk Thacker, Jr. of Portageville, Mo.; Walker Wayne Thacker of Portageville, Mo; John Wesley Thacker of Portageville, Mo.; Nancy Ellen Serigstad of Lake San Marcos, Ca.; Linda Lou Forrester of Portageville, Mo.; LaQuita Sue Gloth of Rockwall, TX.; Dorothy Jean Turner of Kennett, Mo.; and Karen Gail Burton of Portageville, Mo.
Mrs. Thacker had fifteen grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.
She lived in the community of Boekerton, Mo. outside of Portageville, Mo for 50 years. She was a member of the Baptist church. She was a wonderful mother, loving grandmother and a loyal, precious friend. She loved gardening, quilting and her children.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 15, 2005 at Pryor Funeral Home in Calhoun City, Mississippi. She will be laid to rest in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Atlanta, Mississippi.
Pallbearers will be Shelby Thacker, Benny Thacker, Eric Thacker, Rory Gloth, Donald Thacker, Henon Thacker, Ross Burton, Wayne Lawrence,and John Thomas Creasy
She was a virtuous woman and her price was far above rubies. (Proverbs 31:10). She will be greatly missed by all.