Mary Thomas Thacker
Mary Thomas Thacker, 91, of Walters, OK., passed away in Lawton, OK., Wednesday, Nov. 25.
Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church, Walters, at 2 p.m. Friday, with Pastors Jack Jacob and Brantley Tillery officiating. Interment will be held in the Walters Cemetery under the direction of Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home in Walters.
Ruby Mary (Young) Thomas Thacker was born to Robert Lee and Opal (Strickland) Young on Oct. 10, 1929, in Henderson, Tx.
She grew up in Henderson and Walters, OK. She graduated from Walters High School in 1947. She married Choice H. Thomas on March 1, 1946. They were members of the Square Dance Club, Good Sam’s Travel Club, and enjoyed camping and fishing together. She also enjoyed playing pinochle, sewing and gardening. She worked at Cotton Electric as a receptionist for 31 years, from 1969 until retirement in 1992. Choice preceded her in death in 2002, and she later married James Thacker on Feb. 28, 2004. He passed away in 2018. She was an active member of Walters First Baptist Church where she served as Sunday School Secretary for many years. She also sang in the choir, and served on the funeral dinner and building committees. She was active in her community, serving on the Chamber of Commerce and Cemetery Boards, and was a member of the Dahlia Garden Club. She was recognized as the Walters Citizen of the Year in 2003.She enjoyed spending time with her family and taking her grandchildren camping and fishing, and attended many of their school and sports activities.
She was preceded in death by husbands, Choice Thomas and James Thacker; and her brothers, Robert Young, Pleasant Foster, and Gene Young.
Survivors include a sister, Charlene Threlkeld, Friendswood; two sons, Larry Thomas of Edmond, OK, and Choice Thomas of Walters, OK; her daughter, Judy Muirhead, Iowa Park; two stepsons, Steve Thacker of Edmond, OK, and Brent Thacker of San Antonio; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Memorial Donations may be made to Dahlia Garden Club or Walters Cemetery
