CELEBRATION TO HIGHLIGHT BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY
Vernal resident Les Thacker arrived in Vernal in 1917 looking for "a wife and a place to make a home." In the years since that time, he has been a successful businessman, family man, civic servant and church member.
At the age of 77, he bagan writing poems which along with his life story and a number of pictures, have been collected in a book form. The book captures highlights in the story of his life.
Orphaned at the age of five, Les lived in the homes of several relatives before moving to the Vernal area. Hard work has been normal activity for the man--even following his retirement, he busied himself with projects which were given away to friends and family. One of those projects included construction of carts to hold garbage cans. The carts, complete with wheels, allowed older people within the community to safely carry their garbage to the curb for pick up.
The family of Les Thacker will host a celebration in honor of his ninety-first birthday and the sixty-seventh anniversary of the wedding of he and his wife, Stella, on September 9 at their home in Vernal.
-Vernal Express, From Lila Ashby Thacker collection
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Leslie P. Thacker
Les was born to Sarah Jane Price and Frederick Albert Thacker. At the age of five, his mother died leaving him and other small children to be raised by family members. Les and two of his brothers came to Vernal, Utah by horseback in 1917.
He married Stella Vernon September 6, 1922 in the Salt Lake Temple. He was elected mayor of Maeser and served for eight years in 1935. Les has a wonderful (tenor) singer. Les wrote poems and most tributes to his wife. He built a school bus and contracted to drive the students back and forth to school. It held 40 students. He was paid $5.85 per day.
Les is survived by his wife, Stella of Vernal, Utah; sons and daughter-in-laws, Dale Francis and Marilyn Thacker of Vernal, Doral Leslie (Ted) and Lila Thacker of Mesa, Arizona; 10 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. He was preceded in death by two children, Vivian Thacker and Royal Thacker; brothers, Roy Thacker, Lamar Thacker and Claude Thacker; sisters, Pearl Thacker Murdock, Rachel Ann Thacker Hurdsman, Charlottie (Lottie) Hazel Thacker Bell and Sarah Louise Thacker Case.
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Leslie P. Thacker
Leslie Price Thacker was born September 9, 1898 in Charleston, Wasatch County, Utah to Sarah Jane Price Thacker and Frederick Albert Thacker.
He was almost six years old when his mother died. He lived first with Uncle John Price, later with Uncle Charles Thacker. He later went with Lamar to Milburne, Wyoming to live with Roy and Weltha. When he was 24 years old he married Stella Vernon, daughter of Andrew Jay Vernon and Ada Allen Vernon on September 6, 1922.
Leslie loved poetry and wrote many poems of his life and family. Leslie died July 15, 1990 at the age of 91, in Vernal, Utah, after contributing heavily to the writing of the histories of his parents and brothers and sisters. He was the last of his generation to die.
- short history from Thacker and Fullmer Book by Mary Lou Spauldin
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Leslie P Thacker
Leslie Price Thacker, our beloved father and grandfather, age 91, passed away July 15, 1990.
Born September 9, 1898, in Charleston, Utah; a son of Fredrick Albert and Sarah Jane Price Thacker. Married Stella Vernon, September 6, 1922 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Active member of the LDS Church. Active in Uintah County Search & Rescue for many years. Mayor of Maeser Town and served for eight years in 1935. Leader of the first LDS Troop of Vernal with the National Boy Scouts of America. For eight years he served as a board member for the Uintah County Golden Age Center.
Suvivors: wife, Stella Thacker, Vernal; sons and daughter-in-laws, Dale Francis and Marilyn Thacker, Vernal; Daral Leslie (Ted) and Lila Thacker, Maricopa, Arizona; ten grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Thursday, July 19, 1990, 11 a.m. Vernal Fifth Ward. Friends may call at Thomsons's Vernal Mortuary, Wednesday, 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday 9:30-10:30 a.m. Burial in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery.
-Deseret News, Tuesday, July 17, 1990
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Siblings: Pearl Thacker, LeRoy Thacker, Rachel Ann Thacker, Charlottie (Lottie) Hazel Thacker, Frederick Lamar Thacker, Leslie Price Thacker, Sarah Louise Thacker and Claude Merlin Thacker.
CELEBRATION TO HIGHLIGHT BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY
Vernal resident Les Thacker arrived in Vernal in 1917 looking for "a wife and a place to make a home." In the years since that time, he has been a successful businessman, family man, civic servant and church member.
At the age of 77, he bagan writing poems which along with his life story and a number of pictures, have been collected in a book form. The book captures highlights in the story of his life.
Orphaned at the age of five, Les lived in the homes of several relatives before moving to the Vernal area. Hard work has been normal activity for the man--even following his retirement, he busied himself with projects which were given away to friends and family. One of those projects included construction of carts to hold garbage cans. The carts, complete with wheels, allowed older people within the community to safely carry their garbage to the curb for pick up.
The family of Les Thacker will host a celebration in honor of his ninety-first birthday and the sixty-seventh anniversary of the wedding of he and his wife, Stella, on September 9 at their home in Vernal.
-Vernal Express, From Lila Ashby Thacker collection
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Leslie P. Thacker
Les was born to Sarah Jane Price and Frederick Albert Thacker. At the age of five, his mother died leaving him and other small children to be raised by family members. Les and two of his brothers came to Vernal, Utah by horseback in 1917.
He married Stella Vernon September 6, 1922 in the Salt Lake Temple. He was elected mayor of Maeser and served for eight years in 1935. Les has a wonderful (tenor) singer. Les wrote poems and most tributes to his wife. He built a school bus and contracted to drive the students back and forth to school. It held 40 students. He was paid $5.85 per day.
Les is survived by his wife, Stella of Vernal, Utah; sons and daughter-in-laws, Dale Francis and Marilyn Thacker of Vernal, Doral Leslie (Ted) and Lila Thacker of Mesa, Arizona; 10 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. He was preceded in death by two children, Vivian Thacker and Royal Thacker; brothers, Roy Thacker, Lamar Thacker and Claude Thacker; sisters, Pearl Thacker Murdock, Rachel Ann Thacker Hurdsman, Charlottie (Lottie) Hazel Thacker Bell and Sarah Louise Thacker Case.
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Leslie P. Thacker
Leslie Price Thacker was born September 9, 1898 in Charleston, Wasatch County, Utah to Sarah Jane Price Thacker and Frederick Albert Thacker.
He was almost six years old when his mother died. He lived first with Uncle John Price, later with Uncle Charles Thacker. He later went with Lamar to Milburne, Wyoming to live with Roy and Weltha. When he was 24 years old he married Stella Vernon, daughter of Andrew Jay Vernon and Ada Allen Vernon on September 6, 1922.
Leslie loved poetry and wrote many poems of his life and family. Leslie died July 15, 1990 at the age of 91, in Vernal, Utah, after contributing heavily to the writing of the histories of his parents and brothers and sisters. He was the last of his generation to die.
- short history from Thacker and Fullmer Book by Mary Lou Spauldin
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Leslie P Thacker
Leslie Price Thacker, our beloved father and grandfather, age 91, passed away July 15, 1990.
Born September 9, 1898, in Charleston, Utah; a son of Fredrick Albert and Sarah Jane Price Thacker. Married Stella Vernon, September 6, 1922 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Active member of the LDS Church. Active in Uintah County Search & Rescue for many years. Mayor of Maeser Town and served for eight years in 1935. Leader of the first LDS Troop of Vernal with the National Boy Scouts of America. For eight years he served as a board member for the Uintah County Golden Age Center.
Suvivors: wife, Stella Thacker, Vernal; sons and daughter-in-laws, Dale Francis and Marilyn Thacker, Vernal; Daral Leslie (Ted) and Lila Thacker, Maricopa, Arizona; ten grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Thursday, July 19, 1990, 11 a.m. Vernal Fifth Ward. Friends may call at Thomsons's Vernal Mortuary, Wednesday, 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday 9:30-10:30 a.m. Burial in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery.
-Deseret News, Tuesday, July 17, 1990
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Siblings: Pearl Thacker, LeRoy Thacker, Rachel Ann Thacker, Charlottie (Lottie) Hazel Thacker, Frederick Lamar Thacker, Leslie Price Thacker, Sarah Louise Thacker and Claude Merlin Thacker.
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