THACKERFACTORY Thacker Jewelry Store’s showroom in Roaring Springs welcomes visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. | CAPROCK COURIER
FINESSE Craftsmen James Sanders (left) and Kelly Keitz are among those who custom-design and produce rings, buckles, and many other items at the Roaring Springs factory. | CAPROCK COURIER
FINE JEWELRY is Thacker’s hallmark, with elegant pieces such as these Texas blue topaz earrings and rings featuring a star cut. | CAPROCK COURIER
FOUNDER Joe Thacker founded the jewelry enterprise in 1979— and still stars in the firm’s popular television spots. | CAPROCK COURIER
FOREBEARS Melton Stuard Thacker and Bennie Lillian Hoyle, whose portraits hang in the lobby of the current Thacker Jewelry store, founded Thacker Supply Company as hardware/farm supply/furniture store. It served the area from 1920 to 2000. | CAPROCK COURIER
FRIENDSHIP Thacker Jewelry supports worthy causes in Motley County and elsewhere with generous donations—such as this year’s one-of-a-kind benefit raffle prize, a gold-and-silver 100th Reunion and Rodeo buckle set with rubies. | CAPROCK COURIER
100TH ANNIVERSARY MOTLEY DICKENS OLD SETTLERS REUNION AND RODEO AUG. 24-26
In a week leading up to the centennial of the Motley-Dickens Old Settlers Reunion and Rodeo the last weekend of August, it seems only fitting to look at other institutions that have graced Roaring Springs through the years. One, in particular, has shone for decades.
In 1979, Thacker Jewe...
