Thacker, Howard "Cliff", age 80, of Huber Heights,passed away on Friday, December 12, 2008 at Elmcreek Nursing Center. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert Lee & Callie (Dickerson) Thacker; wife, Juanita Thacker; daughter, Karen Selway; brother, Charles; sisters, Daisy, Ellis &, Ollie. Survivors include his daughters; Sharon (Carl) Spires & Patricia Fauth; 4 grandchildren, Krista (Terry) Burke, Randy (Heather) Booher, Kali Selway, & Rachel Fauth; 2 great grandchildren, Anthony Burke & Dalton Frank; sisters, Elsie & Mildred; and his brothers, Kenneth, Jimmy & Glen Roy. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at Newcomer Funeral Home & Crematory, 4104 Needmore Rd., Dayton, OH. Interment will follow at Forest Hills Memory Gardens, Tipp City. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 1 PM until the time of services. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or Evercare Hospice.