Obit of Terry, Willie J - Jackson County, Oklahoma

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::Chapel of Memories Memorial Gardens--Colorado Springs CO 

Amarillo Globe News 26 Oct 1998

Willie J. Terry

GUYMON, Okla. - Willie J. "Granny" Terry, 102, died Saturday, Oct. 
24, 1998, at Boise City.

Private family services will be at 4 p.m. today in Cimarron Mortuary 
at Boise City with Frank Lynch officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. 
(MT) Tuesday in the Chapel of Memories Memorial Gardens at Colorado 
Springs, Colo.

Mrs. Terry was born in Waxahachie, Texas. She moved with her family 
to Elmer when she was about four years old.

She ran the Baker Hotel in Deming, N.M. She attended defense training 
at Randolph Field in Texas, where they sewed parachutes, airplane 
seat covers, etc. during World War II.

She married Roy Terry in 1912.

She lived in various places throughout her life including Roswell, 
N.M., until 1951, when she moved to Raton, N.M. She worked and lived 
in Cimarron, N.M. where she ran the Blue Moon Cafe. She also ran a 
cafe at Ute Park, N.M. She lived in Colorado Springs until returning 
to Raton in 1977. She moved to Boise City in 1997. She was a member 
of United Methodist Church at Raton.

She was preceded in death by a son, James A. Terry and a daughter, 
Esta Faye Paulich.

Survivors include a daughter, Hazel J. Reed of Boise City; a sister, 
Mackie Terry of Marlow, Okla.; four grandchildren; 12 great-
grandchildren; and 12 great-greatgrandchildren.

The family requests memorials be to a favorite charity in care of the 
mortuary.
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