Obituary

Bethsaida Teresa Dickens Thacker
(April 22, 1945 - February 11, 2018)

BETHSAIDA TERESA "TERRI" DICKENS THACKER, 72, of Milton, W.Va., passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Village at Riverview. She was born April 22, 1945, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Jose Ruiz and Cruz Mercado Ruiz Bayron. She was also preceded in death by five brothers and a sister. She was retired from Marshall University. Terri immigrated to the U.S. at an early age and lived in a Catholic Orphanage, Mount Loretto, Staten Island, N.Y. At the age of 15, her brothers retrieved her from the orphanage. She went on to live, work and graduate from Battin High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She married and moved to Kentucky and had three children who survive her, Kelly Dickens McGuffin of Huntington, Anthony "Tony" Dickens of Delaware and Derick (Lacie) Dickens of Virginia. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Kayla (Drew) Holtzapfel, Anthony, Aaron, Acacia, Elianna and Liberty Dickens; two great-grandchildren, Levi and Ryker Holtzapfel; and a special friend for many years, Virginia Turner. The family would like to express a heartfelt thank you to the staff at Village at Riverview, Hospice of Huntington and her hospice nurse, Michelle Williams. There will be a private family service. Beard Mortuary is assisting the family.