*A graveside service for both Doug & Jackie will be held Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 3PM in the Edminster Cemetery in Cornish, NH.

If you'd like to join the procession to the cemetery to the service, please meet at Cornish Town Hall at 2:15PM, where we will line up and aim to leave at 2:30PM to travel down the road for the 3PM service at the Edminster Cemetery. There will be signage showing where to line up for the procession. Please carpool if possible if you plan to attend the graveside, as parking at the cemetery is limited.

There will be a time of remembrance and fellowship at the Cornish Town Hall immediately following the service.

If you are experiencing any COVID related symptoms, please stay home and take time to reflect on past memories of the Thayers in your own way.*

Cornish, N.H. On May 1 ^st , 2021, Jacalyn Joy Thayer, loving wife, mother, and nurse passed away at the age of 68. She grew up in Cornish, NH and graduated Windsor Vermont high school in 1970. She married the love of her life Douglas Charles Thayer on May 8 ^th , 1982. She graduated N.H. Vocational College in 1971 and leaped right into her career as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She started working at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital on September 7 ^th , 1971. This was the old hospital before the move to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. In her career she totaled 35 years in patient pediatrics, then 15 years in the pediatric-clinic. She enjoyed helping kids doing everything in her power to make them comfortable and smile. She had the most contagious smile that could infect everyone around her. Jackie enjoyed sewing, gardening, and making her famous tooth fairy pillows for kids. She loved making her own festive scrubs and must have had one for every holiday. She loved the simple things in life like reading a book on the beach and watching her favorite detective shows. Jackie was involved in the Cornish Garden Club and loved spending time planting flowers around town to keep it perfect. A story many have never heard is that when Jackie and Doug were trying to adopt they heard about a child that was not born yet that might be up for adoption in the end of August 1995. Jackie prayed that if it was meant to be the child would be born on her work anniversary (September 7 ^th ), it was at that time they received the call that Matthew was born on September 7 ^th .

A great Mom, coworker, and friend. She will be missed, but never forgotten.

She is predeceased by her husband Douglas Thayer who died  January 8 ^th , 2021.

She is survived by son Matthew Thayer, and her favorite crazy puppy "Smudge"

A joint service will be announced at a future date.

All donations can be sent to: Jackie Thayer LPN Nursing Education Fund

D-H/Geisel Office of Development Attn: Polly Antol 1 Medical Center Drive Lebanon, NH 03756