Susie Thurston

Memorial services for Angela Susan “Susie” Thurston, of Fort Worth, Texas will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at First Baptist Church Cleburne. A private burial will be held at Rosehill Cemetery prior to the service.

A visitation for family and friends will be held Tuesday October 22, 2024, at First Baptist Cleburne from 6 to 8 p.m.

Susie passed away Saturday, October 19, 2024. She was born on January 2, 1963, to her parents, Sonny and Myrna Thurston.

Susie was a joy to all who knew her. She would light up a room with her smile, but that laugh…Oh that amazing laugh! Susie had so many incredible friends who helped her through her difficult fight with cancer. The reach of people that loved her was endless. Susie was a light that touched everyone around her. 

In 1981, Susie graduated from Covington High School. She had an amazing eye for arts, fashion, and design and followed her passion to Miss Wade’s School of Fashion in Dallas, Texas. There her career began, and she discovered her dream job at Maverick Fine Western Wear in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Susie spent 35 years at The Maverick as their buyer and merchandise manager. She truly excelled in that role and set the standard for western retail. 

Susie loved her Maverick family and was utterly dedicated to the store. She had a work ethic like none other. She loved the personal connection to thousands of customers. Many came to The Maverick for the personal experience they received there and the way that Susie made them feel. Susie’s legacy and impact on the western fashion industry will be felt for decades.

“Susie taught me work is like life,” a Maverick coworker said of Susie, “keep moving forward, cling to family and friends, do not hang on to the past, work hard to improve your life and to find what makes you happy and stick to it and most of all, show up every day even when it’s hard and keep smiling!”

Susie was preceded in death by her parents, Myrna and James “Sonny” Thurston and her beloved dog, Max.

She is survived by her sister, Debbie Reagan and husband, Lyle; nephew, Thomas Fielding Reagan and wife, Claire; six month old great niece, Rory Claire Reagan; daughter of her heart, Whitney Hilton and husband, Josh and grandson of her heart, Gus; her wonderful stepson, Wills Ward and wife, Emily; Godson, George Louden; her Maverick family; and the “famous circus dog”…Harry.

Susie would want to be remembered with donations to the rescue shelter of your choice.