Born Jan. 27, 1924, in Greene County, she was the daughter of Harvey Franklin and Delta (Turpen) Pearson. She married Eldon Lafferty and he preceded her in death in 1950. She later married Houston Lee Graves and he died in 1963. She then married Curtis Hale Terrell in 1966 and he died May 18, 1999.
She was a graduate of Bloomfield High School and the Indiana Central Business College.
She retired from NWSC Crane and was a member of the Tabernacle of Praise Church.
Survivors include three sons, Larry Lafferty and wife Judy (Hershey) of Bedford, Stanley Lafferty and wife Glenda (Robertson) of Paducah, Ky. and Jack Graves and wife Bobbi (Spicer) of Greenwood; two stepchildren, Elaine Graves Pearson and husband David of Cloverdale, and Norma Graves (Wehrman) and husband Bill of Valparaiso; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three husbands; three brothers, Ray, Wayne and Franklin Pearson; two sisters, Vivian Lawrence and Lillian Pearson; and one stepson, William Lafferty.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday from the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens.
The Times-Mail, Mar 5, 20090
Born Jan. 27, 1924, in Greene County, she was the daughter of Harvey Franklin and Delta (Turpen) Pearson. She married Eldon Lafferty and he preceded her in death in 1950. She later married Houston Lee Graves and he died in 1963. She then married Curtis Hale Terrell in 1966 and he died May 18, 1999.
She was a graduate of Bloomfield High School and the Indiana Central Business College.
She retired from NWSC Crane and was a member of the Tabernacle of Praise Church.
Survivors include three sons, Larry Lafferty and wife Judy (Hershey) of Bedford, Stanley Lafferty and wife Glenda (Robertson) of Paducah, Ky. and Jack Graves and wife Bobbi (Spicer) of Greenwood; two stepchildren, Elaine Graves Pearson and husband David of Cloverdale, and Norma Graves (Wehrman) and husband Bill of Valparaiso; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three husbands; three brothers, Ray, Wayne and Franklin Pearson; two sisters, Vivian Lawrence and Lillian Pearson; and one stepson, William Lafferty.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday from the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens.
The Times-Mail, Mar 5, 20090
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