Lila, daughter of William and Mary (White) Keeling was born March 8, 1928 around Belmond, Iowa. Her younger years were spent in Wright County, before moving to Missouri, where she graduated from high school in Niangua, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Thomas R. Terry on May 30, 1946 in Niangua, Missouri and they made their home in Clarion, Iowa, where they raised a family and Lila helped with her husband's side home remodeling jobs until moving to Colfax in 1987.
Lila is survived by her husband of 60 years, Thomas R. Terry; daughter Kathy L. Mathews of Colfax; son Johnny W. Terry and wife Judith of West Des Moines; grandchildren, Susan L. Mathews of Colfax, Pamela K. Fisher and husband Chandler, and Steven W. Terry of Des Moines; great-grandchildren, Johnny W. Terry II, Ryan N. Terry, and Sydney R. Fisher of Des Moines; one brother, Clifford Keeling and wife Irene of Clarion; two sisters-in-law, Betty Terry of Clarion, and Bertha Terry of Conway, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Mary Keeling; three brothers, Melvin, Clarence, and Orie Keeling; and one sister, Sylvia LaBounty. The family requests that memorials be sent to Alzheimer's Research.
Des Moines Register --- Iowa
July 15, 2006
Contributor: Sarah Thorson Little (50197235)
Lila, daughter of William and Mary (White) Keeling was born March 8, 1928 around Belmond, Iowa. Her younger years were spent in Wright County, before moving to Missouri, where she graduated from high school in Niangua, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Thomas R. Terry on May 30, 1946 in Niangua, Missouri and they made their home in Clarion, Iowa, where they raised a family and Lila helped with her husband's side home remodeling jobs until moving to Colfax in 1987.
Lila is survived by her husband of 60 years, Thomas R. Terry; daughter Kathy L. Mathews of Colfax; son Johnny W. Terry and wife Judith of West Des Moines; grandchildren, Susan L. Mathews of Colfax, Pamela K. Fisher and husband Chandler, and Steven W. Terry of Des Moines; great-grandchildren, Johnny W. Terry II, Ryan N. Terry, and Sydney R. Fisher of Des Moines; one brother, Clifford Keeling and wife Irene of Clarion; two sisters-in-law, Betty Terry of Clarion, and Bertha Terry of Conway, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Mary Keeling; three brothers, Melvin, Clarence, and Orie Keeling; and one sister, Sylvia LaBounty. The family requests that memorials be sent to Alzheimer's Research.
Des Moines Register --- Iowa
July 15, 2006
Contributor: Sarah Thorson Little (50197235)
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