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Kenneth G. Thrasher

Kenneth G. Thrasher, 66, of Marietta, passed away at 11:54 am on Friday, October 1, 2010.        

He was born on April 22, 1944, in Marietta to Clarence and Edna Jones Thrasher.  He had been employed as a painter and was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving in Vietnam.

On March 12, 1966, he married Sharon Huston who survives with 2 sons:  Kenneth G. (Serena) Thrasher II of Marietta and Timothy (Christina) Thrasher of Lowell; 2 granddaughters:  Heather Nichole and Stephanie Rose Thrasher and grandson Timothy David Thrasher.  He is also survived by 3 brothers and 7 sisters, including Marie McKenna, Carolyn Jordan, Ruth Cline, Robert Thrasher, Donald Thrasher and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Leroy Thrasher, sisters:  Mary Boley and Catherine Mankins, 2 brothers-in-law Wayne McKenna and Myron Jordan, sister-in-law Charlotte Thrasher and nephew Russell Griffin.

There will be no visitation and private services will be held at the convenience of the family.  McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorial contributions are requested to the Veterans Administration.