JOANN ADKINS THACKER, 77, of Huntington, widow of Howard Jack Thacker, died Sunday, August 31, 2008, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 3, 2008, at the Wallace Funeral Home, Milton, by Pastor Mark Finley. Burial will be in Milton Cemetery. She was born September 1, 1930, in Cabell County, a daughter of the late Oley W. Adkins and Virginia Fay Gore Adkins. She was also preceded in death by a toddler son, Jackie, and two brothers, James L. Adkins and Oley W. Adkins, Jr. She was a caring person, devoted to family and a long-time member of Sunrise Temple Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Joseph Thacker of Durbin, Ky., and Jeffrey Thacker of Huntington; one brother and sister-in-law, Ronald (Nick) and Carolyn Adkins of Yucaipa, Calif., and one sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Ron Jarvis of Huntington; three grandchildren, Melanie Rouse, Josh Thacker and Jesse Thacker; two great-grandchildren, Caleb and Derrien. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Wallace Funeral Home, Milton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice House, 3100 Staunton Road, Huntington, WV, 25702.