Thatcher, Myrtle E. Green, 1910? -

Nathan W. Thatcher, Sr. (circa 1884-1952) and wife Jennie began the Thatcher Funeral Home in 1912 in Kansas City, Kansas. The Thatcher's had four children: James, Harold, Nathan Jr., and Marion.

Following his father's death, Nathan W. Thatcher, Jr. took over as general manager of Thatcher Funeral Home. He later became the Kansas State Board of Embalming's first black president. Thatcher, Jr. married Myrtle E. Green (b. circa 1910), who was also a Kansas City, Kansas native and Sumner High School graduate. Mrs. Thatcher became a licensed funeral director and worked alongside her husband in the family business. Beyond the funeral home, Myrtle Thatcher was an active community member; she was a long-time member of Pleasant Green Baptist Church, the Kansas Citians and L'Esprit Clubs, and the Alice M. Brown Chapter No. 40 of the Order of the Eastern Star.

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