Barbara E. Thatcher, age 90 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont following a long battle with dementia. Barb was born on April 30, 1931 in Fremont to Lawrence and Ruby (Cole) Purcey and attended Hesperia Public Schools. Barb married Charles "Bud" Thatcher on October 20, 1951 in Hesperia and Bud preceded her in death on May 11, 2010. Barb moved to the White Cloud area after her marriage and had worked at Bird's Food Market as a cashier for 20 years until her retirement. Barb had enjoyed knitting, gardening, traveling across the United States and Canada with Bud after their retirement, watching and feeding her birds and going out for dinner. Barb was also member of the White Cloud United Methodist Church. Barb is survived by her children, Janet (Paul) Fetterley of White Cloud; Chuck (Ingrid) Thatcher of White Cloud; Mike Thatcher of White Cloud; Becky (Ron) Panzika of Crossville, Tennessee; Mary (Mark) Cardinal of Linden, Michigan; 13 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles "Bud" Thatcher; her sisters, Evelyn Redlick, Laura Quinn and Alma June Purcey; her brothers, Lawrence Purcey and Gerald Purcey VISITATION : Wednesday, September 8, 2021 from 11am- 1pm at the White Cloud United Methodist Church 1125 E. Newell Street White Cloud MI 49349 with FUNERAL SERVICES at 1pm at the White Cloud United Methodist Church. INTERMENT : White Cloud Cemetery. MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS : White Cloud United Methodist Church Food Pantry. Friends may send a condolence or share a memory with the Thatcher family online at www.crandellh.com. Arrangements by Crandell Funeral Home – White Cloud Chapel. 231-689-1492. To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Barbara E. Thatcher, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. Visitation White Cloud United Methodist Church Wednesday, September 8, 2021 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 1125 Newell Street White Cloud, MI 49349 Funeral Service White Cloud United Methodist Church Wednesday, September 8, 2021 1:00 PM 1125 Newell Street White Cloud, MI 49349