Surry-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thacker, James A. Sr., 1931 

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J. A. THACKER'S FUNERAL TODAY 

  James Allen Thacker, Sr., 76 years, resident of Surry County, died Tuesday 
night at his home near Moonlight from heart trouble. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Jones Thacker and five boys*: H.M. 
Thacker, J.B. Thacker, Jr., J.A. Thacker, Jr., C.H. Thacker, L.C. Thacker and 
one daughter, Mrs. J.R. Palmore of Petersburg, and nineteen grandchildren - 
James Thacker, Lee Thacker, Racheal Thacker, Ralph Thacker, Florene Thacker, 
Crouch Thacker, Fletcher Thacker, Helen Thacker, Bettie Audrey Scott Thacker, 
Dorothy Thacker, Herman Thacker, Girly Mae Thacker, Nancy Ray Thacker, Leslie 
Wade Thacker, Raymond Thacker, Shelton Lane Thacker, Viola Palmore and James 
Palmore, Jr. 

  Funeral services will be conducted at the home at 2:30 Thursday afternoon. 

  Rev. Page of Bacon's Castle Baptist Church will officiate. 

*composition error corrected; sons & daughter jumbled 

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MR. J. A. THACKER, SR. 

  Mr. J.A. Thacker, Sr., age 76, a prominent resident of Surry County died at 
his home Tuesday night, October 20th, following an illness of heart trouble. 

  Mr. Thacker has always lived in Surry County.  He was a member of Bacon's 
Castle Baptist Church, a successful farmer and a good neighbor.  Deep regret 
is felt throughout this section where he was well known. 

  He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. James Pallmore [sic; Palmore] 
of Petersburg and five sons: Messrs. H.M. Thacker, J.B. Thacker, J.A. Thacker, 
Jr., C.H. Thacker and L.C. Thacker, all of Smithfield, and nineteen 
grandchildren. 

  Funeral services were held at home at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon by the 
Rev. T.W. Page of Bacon's Castle, assisted bv Rev. E.W. Sommerville. 

  Active pallbearers were: Messrs. Johnny Jones, Willie Thacker, Floyd Eppes, 
Fenton Jones, Wallace Goodrich and Bob Eppes.  Honorary: Messrs. George 
Washington, Lee Epps, James Dashiells, Sr., George Phillips, J.B. Davis, I.H. 
Gwaltney, R.A. Gwaltney, J.L. Gwaltney, Ernest Baker, Tazewell Batten, Caleb 
Batten, Taylor Batten, M.L. Gwaltney, Willard Dashields, B.O. Thomas, M.R. 
Jones, Wiley Jones, Jesse Bell, Junius Pittman and Joe Jones. 

  Interment was in the Old Brick Church Cemetery at Bacon's Castle. 

James Allen THACKER [II], farmer, 
b. 17 Jan 1855*, Surry Co., d. 20 Oct 1931, at home, Surry Co., 
interred in Old Brick Church Cemetery*, Bacons Castle, 22 Oct 1931, 
donated obit, publication unknown; 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Mem. #68151099, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 12, No. 30, Oct. 29, 1931, p. 1, col. 2 

*Birthdate from D.Cert. 24931 (Cobham #14), which gives son of James Allen 
  THACKER, b. Hanover Co., & Mary EDWARDS, b. Isle of Wight Co. 

Gravestone shows b. 1855.  Find a Grave calls it Lower Surry Cemetery. 

His widow's obit ("Smithfield Times," Dec. 14, 1949, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/t260r3ob.txt 


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