MATTIE E. THATCHER, age 82, a resident of Irving, Texas since 1961 formerly of Grand Prairie, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009 in Irving. Mattie was born July 15, 1927 in Fort Worth, Texas to the late Andrew and Mattie Gates Taylor. On February 25, 1946 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she married Charles Odell Thatcher. He preceded her in death in 1986. After retiring from Allstate Insurance, Mattie served as an administrative assistant to Richard Haayen, a retired Allstate executive. She was Past Worthy Matron of the Grand Prairie Chapter of Eastern Star; a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, Nathaniel Winston Chapter in Cleburne and a member of the First Baptist Church in Irving. Survivors include her children, Ken Thatcher and wife Cindy Fritz of Hazelwood, MO, Charla Marks of Lake Dallas and Byron Thatcher and wife Suzy of Warrenton, VA; foster son, James Johnson and wife Jackie of Austin; grandchildren, Charlie Marks and wife Amy of Tulsa, OK, Chris Thatcher and Nicole Thatcher, both of Warrenton, VA; great grandson, C.J. Marks of Tulsa, OK; and sister, Ida Sue Abourezk and husband Bill of Denver, CO. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Sunday at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 14, 2009 at First Baptist Church of Irving with Pastor John Durham officiating. Graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Eakins Cemetery in Ponder, Texas. Memorial contributions may be made to the World War II Memorial, New Orleans, LA (http://www.nationalww2museum.org/giving/).