Nelva Terry, 79

Graveside services for Nelva Terry, 79, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, were held Jan. 31, 2020, at Price Place, Arkansas, south of Pontiac. Mrs. Terry died Jan. 26 at Greenville Villa in Mount Pleasant after a short illness. 

She was born Feb. 12, 1940, in Shelby County, Texas, the daughter of William and Lonnie Miller. In 1960 she married Burlene Terry, and they raised their children together. 

She was known for her dedication to her family and six children and her love of her Lord Jesus. She enjoyed crafts, game playing, entertaining her beloved grandchildren and making people feel loved by her infectious smile.

Mrs. Terry is survived by her six children and their spouses, Billie and Mary Miller, Dena and Allan Doremus, Brenda and Tim Amerson, Steve and Kathy Terry, Doug Terry, and Michelle and Bruce St. John; 23 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and siblings Charles, Marshall Wayne “Bo”, Albert Maurice, Edward Eugene, Earsel Terna, Billie Billeck, and Joan Kennada.

Arrangements by Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Gainesville. 

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