Mrs. Jackie Ann Thacker

June 30, 1943 - March 8, 2022

Jackie Ann Thacker, age 78, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Mena, Arkansas. She was born June 30, 1943, in Mena, Arkansas to the late Paul Hunter and Madge Tate Hunter. Jackie was united in marriage to Thomas Eugene Thacker on June 26, 1959. Mrs. Thacker was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She spent 34 years as a cafeteria worker at Louise Durham School. She loved feeding and seeing the Children each and every day. Mrs. Thacker was an artistic person by nature, she enjoyed woodworking, crafts, and painting yard art. She also enjoyed flower gardening and fishing. Mrs. Thacker is preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Madge Hunter. She survived by her husband, Thomas Thacker of Mena, Arkansas; son, Jeffrey Thacker and wife Charlotte of Mena, Arkansas; daughter, Leslie Troutman and husband Tom of Mena, Arkansas; grandchildren, Jeffrey Thacker of Mesquite, Texas, Melissa McIntosh of Sulphur Springs Arkansas, Tara Harder and husband Shane of Mena, Arkansas; great-grandchildren, Summer Harder, Jacob Harder, and Nathan Harder; brothers, Doug Hunter, and Greg Hunter; sister, Paula Hale; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends. Graveside services for Mrs. Thacker will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 14, 2022, at the Rocky Cemetery in Rocky, Arkansas, with Brother Donnie Jewell officiating, under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. Visitation is general. Honorary pallbearers are her nephews. Online obituary at www.beasleywoodfuneralhom.com