CAROL (BLAYLOCK) MURPHY THACKER
Carol Murphy Thacker, 67, of Walbridge, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital. She was born in Toledo on December 25, 1946 to James and Lillian (Pennington) Blaylock. Carol received her Associate’s Degree from the University of Toledo and was owner/operator of Murphy’s Barber and Styling; she was also a Barber Instructor. Carol was also a self-taught computer tech who built her own computers and repaired others’. Carol was a gifted seamstress and owned her own fabric shop; she learned sign language and signed at the former Genoa Baptist Church. Carol enjoyed fishing and put her heart and soul into pursing her interests.
She is survived by her mother, Lillian; children, Joseph W. Brown, Jr., Rona Lockwood and Toni (John) Voigt; stepchildren, Ricky (Debbie) Thacker, Steven “Howard”, Doug, Roger, Edward, Allen, Roxanne and Michael Murphy; grandchildren, Dennise, Jemi, Jade, Gerald, Angie and Erin; 3 great-grandchildren; siblings, Irene Pryke and John (Charmaine) Blaylock and friend and former husband, Arnold Murphy. Carol was preceded in death by her father, James Blaylock and husband, James Thacker.
Family and friends may visit the Freck Funeral Chapel, 1155 S. Wynn Rd. in Oregon on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 from 2-8 pm. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
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Carol Murphy Thacker, 67, of Walbridge, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital. She was born in Toledo on December 25, 1946 to James and Lillian (Pennington) Blaylock. Carol received her Associate’s Degree from the University of Toledo and was owner/operator of Murphy’s Barber and Styling; she was also a Barber Instructor. Carol was also a self-taught computer tech who built her own computers and repaired others’. Carol was a gifted seamstress and owned her own fabric shop; she learned sign language and signed at the former Genoa Baptist Church. Carol enjoyed fishing and put her heart and soul into pursing her interests.
She is survived by her mother, Lillian; children, Joseph W. Brown, Jr., Rona Lockwood and Toni (John) Voigt; stepchildren, Ricky (Debbie) Thacker, Steven “Howard”, Doug, Roger, Edward, Allen, Roxanne and Michael Murphy; grandchildren, Dennise, Jemi, Jade, Gerald, Angie and Erin; 3 great-grandchildren; siblings, Irene Pryke and John (Charmaine) Blaylock and friend and former husband, Arnold Murphy. Carol was preceded in death by her father, James Blaylock and husband, James Thacker.
Family and friends may visit the Freck Funeral Chapel, 1155 S. Wynn Rd. in Oregon on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 from 2-8 pm. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.