Obituary of Sherry Thatcher-McBride

Longtime Burlington, Colorado resident Sherry LaRue Thatcher McBride passed away on October 29, 2009 at the Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital in Burlington. She was 56 years old. Sherry was born on June 24, 1953 in Holyoke, Colorado to Vay and Marietta (Seals) Thatcher. She was one of four children. Sherry was preceded in death by her mother Marietta in 2008. She is survived by her beloved spouse Nelson Metzler, her father Vay Thatcher of Seibert, one brother Terry Thatcher and his wife Jo of Goodland, Kansas, two sisters Trudy Mullis and her husband Carl of Burlington, Colorado and Shonny Marz and her husband Ed of Lakewood, Colorado. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Funeral services for Sherry were held on Monday, November, 2, 2009 at 11:00 AM at the Love Funeral Home in Burlington with Pastor Travis Blake officiating. Burial followed in the Fairview Cemetery in Burlington. Visitation was held on Sunday, November 1, 2009 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Love Funeral Home in Burlington. Memorials may be made in Sherry’s name to Every Creature Counts and may be left at or sent to the First National Bank in Burlington