Gayson Lee Terry, 78, of Bowling Green, went to be with the Lord peacefully at home May 28, 2016.
Gayson was born Sept. 5, 1937, in Yorktown, Ind., to the Rev. Gayson and Elfie "Garrett" Terry. He graduated from Yorktown High School class of 1955. He also graduated from the Indiana Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1960. Gayson met Evelyn Louise Brewer on a blind date and eventually they married Aug. 21, 1960. He joined the U.S. Air Force that fall and he and Evelyn spent the next four years in San Antonio, Texas. They returned to Indiana in 1964 and Gayson began working for Western Electric, later known as AT&T, in Indianapolis as a tool design engineer. In 1984, AT&T transferred the family to Shreveport, La. He retired from AT&T in 1995 and moved to Bowling Green to work for Siemens Corp. in Franklin. He retired from Siemens in 2000. Gayson gave his life to Christ as a young boy and served the Lord in the local church throughout his life. He taught Sunday school, led worship as a layman, served on various committees and was also ordained as a deacon. In 1969 in Spiceland, Ind., he was an organizer and charter member of a new church start called Smyrna Baptist Church. Gayson had a love for singing that started at an early age in the church and music flowed freely out of his life. Not only was he actively involved in his church, Gayson also volunteered through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and the Tax Counseling for the Elderly programs.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Ronald Terry and Rayford Terry, and by his sisters, Imogene Peters and Elouise Walls.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Evelyn Louise (Brewer) Terry, and her mother, Norsie Brewer of Bowling Green; and two sisters, Amaryllis Sewell of Parker City, Ind., and Gladys Goad of Selma, Ind. Additional survivors are his three sons, Randy (Melony) Terry of Greencastle, Ind., Marvin Lee (Martha) Terry of Shreveport and Warren (Patricia) Terry of Lumberton, Texas; eight grandchildren, Adrenia (Brian) Waugh, Wade, Christina, Andrew, Joshua, Lauren, Johnathon and Kaitlin; three great-grandchildren, Jayden, Dylan and Laylee Waugh; and several nieces and nephews.
Service is at 11 a.m. Thursday at J.C. Kirby & Son, Lovers Lane chapel, with burial in Bowling Green Gardens. Visitations is from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Thank you to all family, friends and medical professionals who helped Gayson during this extended illness.
Gayson was born Sept. 5, 1937, in Yorktown, Ind., to the Rev. Gayson and Elfie "Garrett" Terry. He graduated from Yorktown High School class of 1955. He also graduated from the Indiana Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1960. Gayson met Evelyn Louise Brewer on a blind date and eventually they married Aug. 21, 1960. He joined the U.S. Air Force that fall and he and Evelyn spent the next four years in San Antonio, Texas. They returned to Indiana in 1964 and Gayson began working for Western Electric, later known as AT&T, in Indianapolis as a tool design engineer. In 1984, AT&T transferred the family to Shreveport, La. He retired from AT&T in 1995 and moved to Bowling Green to work for Siemens Corp. in Franklin. He retired from Siemens in 2000. Gayson gave his life to Christ as a young boy and served the Lord in the local church throughout his life. He taught Sunday school, led worship as a layman, served on various committees and was also ordained as a deacon. In 1969 in Spiceland, Ind., he was an organizer and charter member of a new church start called Smyrna Baptist Church. Gayson had a love for singing that started at an early age in the church and music flowed freely out of his life. Not only was he actively involved in his church, Gayson also volunteered through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and the Tax Counseling for the Elderly programs.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Ronald Terry and Rayford Terry, and by his sisters, Imogene Peters and Elouise Walls.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Evelyn Louise (Brewer) Terry, and her mother, Norsie Brewer of Bowling Green; and two sisters, Amaryllis Sewell of Parker City, Ind., and Gladys Goad of Selma, Ind. Additional survivors are his three sons, Randy (Melony) Terry of Greencastle, Ind., Marvin Lee (Martha) Terry of Shreveport and Warren (Patricia) Terry of Lumberton, Texas; eight grandchildren, Adrenia (Brian) Waugh, Wade, Christina, Andrew, Joshua, Lauren, Johnathon and Kaitlin; three great-grandchildren, Jayden, Dylan and Laylee Waugh; and several nieces and nephews.
Service is at 11 a.m. Thursday at J.C. Kirby & Son, Lovers Lane chapel, with burial in Bowling Green Gardens. Visitations is from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Thank you to all family, friends and medical professionals who helped Gayson during this extended illness.
Gayson Lee Terry, 78, of Bowling Green, went to be with the Lord peacefully at home May 28, 2016.
Gayson was born Sept. 5, 1937, in Yorktown, Ind., to the Rev. Gayson and Elfie "Garrett" Terry. He graduated from Yorktown High School class of 1955. He also graduated from the Indiana Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1960. Gayson met Evelyn Louise Brewer on a blind date and eventually they married Aug. 21, 1960. He joined the U.S. Air Force that fall and he and Evelyn spent the next four years in San Antonio, Texas. They returned to Indiana in 1964 and Gayson began working for Western Electric, later known as AT&T, in Indianapolis as a tool design engineer. In 1984, AT&T transferred the family to Shreveport, La. He retired from AT&T in 1995 and moved to Bowling Green to work for Siemens Corp. in Franklin. He retired from Siemens in 2000. Gayson gave his life to Christ as a young boy and served the Lord in the local church throughout his life. He taught Sunday school, led worship as a layman, served on various committees and was also ordained as a deacon. In 1969 in Spiceland, Ind., he was an organizer and charter member of a new church start called Smyrna Baptist Church. Gayson had a love for singing that started at an early age in the church and music flowed freely out of his life. Not only was he actively involved in his church, Gayson also volunteered through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and the Tax Counseling for the Elderly programs.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Ronald Terry and Rayford Terry, and by his sisters, Imogene Peters and Elouise Walls.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Evelyn Louise (Brewer) Terry, and her mother, Norsie Brewer of Bowling Green; and two sisters, Amaryllis Sewell of Parker City, Ind., and Gladys Goad of Selma, Ind. Additional survivors are his three sons, Randy (Melony) Terry of Greencastle, Ind., Marvin Lee (Martha) Terry of Shreveport and Warren (Patricia) Terry of Lumberton, Texas; eight grandchildren, Adrenia (Brian) Waugh, Wade, Christina, Andrew, Joshua, Lauren, Johnathon and Kaitlin; three great-grandchildren, Jayden, Dylan and Laylee Waugh; and several nieces and nephews.
Service is at 11 a.m. Thursday at J.C. Kirby & Son, Lovers Lane chapel, with burial in Bowling Green Gardens. Visitations is from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Thank you to all family, friends and medical professionals who helped Gayson during this extended illness.
Gayson was born Sept. 5, 1937, in Yorktown, Ind., to the Rev. Gayson and Elfie "Garrett" Terry. He graduated from Yorktown High School class of 1955. He also graduated from the Indiana Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1960. Gayson met Evelyn Louise Brewer on a blind date and eventually they married Aug. 21, 1960. He joined the U.S. Air Force that fall and he and Evelyn spent the next four years in San Antonio, Texas. They returned to Indiana in 1964 and Gayson began working for Western Electric, later known as AT&T, in Indianapolis as a tool design engineer. In 1984, AT&T transferred the family to Shreveport, La. He retired from AT&T in 1995 and moved to Bowling Green to work for Siemens Corp. in Franklin. He retired from Siemens in 2000. Gayson gave his life to Christ as a young boy and served the Lord in the local church throughout his life. He taught Sunday school, led worship as a layman, served on various committees and was also ordained as a deacon. In 1969 in Spiceland, Ind., he was an organizer and charter member of a new church start called Smyrna Baptist Church. Gayson had a love for singing that started at an early age in the church and music flowed freely out of his life. Not only was he actively involved in his church, Gayson also volunteered through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and the Tax Counseling for the Elderly programs.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Ronald Terry and Rayford Terry, and by his sisters, Imogene Peters and Elouise Walls.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Evelyn Louise (Brewer) Terry, and her mother, Norsie Brewer of Bowling Green; and two sisters, Amaryllis Sewell of Parker City, Ind., and Gladys Goad of Selma, Ind. Additional survivors are his three sons, Randy (Melony) Terry of Greencastle, Ind., Marvin Lee (Martha) Terry of Shreveport and Warren (Patricia) Terry of Lumberton, Texas; eight grandchildren, Adrenia (Brian) Waugh, Wade, Christina, Andrew, Joshua, Lauren, Johnathon and Kaitlin; three great-grandchildren, Jayden, Dylan and Laylee Waugh; and several nieces and nephews.
Service is at 11 a.m. Thursday at J.C. Kirby & Son, Lovers Lane chapel, with burial in Bowling Green Gardens. Visitations is from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Thank you to all family, friends and medical professionals who helped Gayson during this extended illness.
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