From The Daily Herald (Provo, UT) - Tuesday, March 23, 2004:
Elvis B. Terry died peacefully in Santaquin, Utah, at the age of 97, March 17, 2004.
He was born at the Terry Ranch in Washington County, UT, July 17, 1906, to Luther Merkins and Charlotte Malinda Woods Terry. He married Laura Lund on September 8, 1927, in the St. George Temple. She passed away in 1995. Elvis attended Dixie College and Brigham Young University, graduating with B.A. and M.A. degrees. He taught music for 45 years, teaching in Hurricane, Utah; Ammon, Idaho; and in Orem at Lincoln High and Orem High. He also spent 16 years on the BYU music faculty.
Elvis shared his talent by singing at hundreds of weddings, funerals and special occasions. He was a member of the M.I.A. General Board Music Committee of the L.D.S. church for 16 years. He was founder of the Utah Music Educators Association. He directed the Mendelssohn Male Chorus for 39 years. He also directed the Easter Cantata and Handels Messiah with his high school choirs each year. These performances became tradition in Orem.
Elvis was voted Tops in Our Town by Orem residents in 1950. Other honors included Daynes Music Man of the Year, Scera Outstanding Service Award, and Provo/Orem Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year 1992.
He served in many positions in the LDS Church and had been an ordinance worker in the Provo, St. George and Mount Timpanogos Temples.
Elvis is the father of five children: Sheree (Kenneth) Balser of Provo, UT; Birdene (Gordon) Keddington of Walnut Creek, CA; Joan (Glen) Harker of St. George, UT; Karen (Claude) Rowley, of Santaquin, UT; Elvis Brent (Bonnie Richards) Terry of Emmett, ID. He is also survived by brothers Alma (Helen) Terry, Enterprise, UT; and Grant (Joyce) Terry, Mesa, AZ. Elvis has grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren numbering over 180. He has been a wonderful influence in their lives.
The family would like to thank the staff and residents of Latter-Days Assisted Living in Santaquin, where Elvis has been residing for the past year, for their friendship and assistance.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sharon 1st Ward Chapel, 652 South 400 East in Orem. Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery.
Elvis B. Terry died peacefully in Santaquin, Utah, at the age of 97, March 17, 2004.
He was born at the Terry Ranch in Washington County, UT, July 17, 1906, to Luther Merkins and Charlotte Malinda Woods Terry. He married Laura Lund on September 8, 1927, in the St. George Temple. She passed away in 1995. Elvis attended Dixie College and Brigham Young University, graduating with B.A. and M.A. degrees. He taught music for 45 years, teaching in Hurricane, Utah; Ammon, Idaho; and in Orem at Lincoln High and Orem High. He also spent 16 years on the BYU music faculty.
Elvis shared his talent by singing at hundreds of weddings, funerals and special occasions. He was a member of the M.I.A. General Board Music Committee of the L.D.S. church for 16 years. He was founder of the Utah Music Educators Association. He directed the Mendelssohn Male Chorus for 39 years. He also directed the Easter Cantata and Handels Messiah with his high school choirs each year. These performances became tradition in Orem.
Elvis was voted Tops in Our Town by Orem residents in 1950. Other honors included Daynes Music Man of the Year, Scera Outstanding Service Award, and Provo/Orem Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year 1992.
He served in many positions in the LDS Church and had been an ordinance worker in the Provo, St. George and Mount Timpanogos Temples.
Elvis is the father of five children: Sheree (Kenneth) Balser of Provo, UT; Birdene (Gordon) Keddington of Walnut Creek, CA; Joan (Glen) Harker of St. George, UT; Karen (Claude) Rowley, of Santaquin, UT; Elvis Brent (Bonnie Richards) Terry of Emmett, ID. He is also survived by brothers Alma (Helen) Terry, Enterprise, UT; and Grant (Joyce) Terry, Mesa, AZ. Elvis has grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren numbering over 180. He has been a wonderful influence in their lives.
The family would like to thank the staff and residents of Latter-Days Assisted Living in Santaquin, where Elvis has been residing for the past year, for their friendship and assistance.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sharon 1st Ward Chapel, 652 South 400 East in Orem. Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery.
From The Daily Herald (Provo, UT) - Tuesday, March 23, 2004:
Elvis B. Terry died peacefully in Santaquin, Utah, at the age of 97, March 17, 2004.
He was born at the Terry Ranch in Washington County, UT, July 17, 1906, to Luther Merkins and Charlotte Malinda Woods Terry. He married Laura Lund on September 8, 1927, in the St. George Temple. She passed away in 1995. Elvis attended Dixie College and Brigham Young University, graduating with B.A. and M.A. degrees. He taught music for 45 years, teaching in Hurricane, Utah; Ammon, Idaho; and in Orem at Lincoln High and Orem High. He also spent 16 years on the BYU music faculty.
Elvis shared his talent by singing at hundreds of weddings, funerals and special occasions. He was a member of the M.I.A. General Board Music Committee of the L.D.S. church for 16 years. He was founder of the Utah Music Educators Association. He directed the Mendelssohn Male Chorus for 39 years. He also directed the Easter Cantata and Handels Messiah with his high school choirs each year. These performances became tradition in Orem.
Elvis was voted Tops in Our Town by Orem residents in 1950. Other honors included Daynes Music Man of the Year, Scera Outstanding Service Award, and Provo/Orem Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year 1992.
He served in many positions in the LDS Church and had been an ordinance worker in the Provo, St. George and Mount Timpanogos Temples.
Elvis is the father of five children: Sheree (Kenneth) Balser of Provo, UT; Birdene (Gordon) Keddington of Walnut Creek, CA; Joan (Glen) Harker of St. George, UT; Karen (Claude) Rowley, of Santaquin, UT; Elvis Brent (Bonnie Richards) Terry of Emmett, ID. He is also survived by brothers Alma (Helen) Terry, Enterprise, UT; and Grant (Joyce) Terry, Mesa, AZ. Elvis has grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren numbering over 180. He has been a wonderful influence in their lives.
The family would like to thank the staff and residents of Latter-Days Assisted Living in Santaquin, where Elvis has been residing for the past year, for their friendship and assistance.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sharon 1st Ward Chapel, 652 South 400 East in Orem. Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery.
Elvis B. Terry died peacefully in Santaquin, Utah, at the age of 97, March 17, 2004.
He was born at the Terry Ranch in Washington County, UT, July 17, 1906, to Luther Merkins and Charlotte Malinda Woods Terry. He married Laura Lund on September 8, 1927, in the St. George Temple. She passed away in 1995. Elvis attended Dixie College and Brigham Young University, graduating with B.A. and M.A. degrees. He taught music for 45 years, teaching in Hurricane, Utah; Ammon, Idaho; and in Orem at Lincoln High and Orem High. He also spent 16 years on the BYU music faculty.
Elvis shared his talent by singing at hundreds of weddings, funerals and special occasions. He was a member of the M.I.A. General Board Music Committee of the L.D.S. church for 16 years. He was founder of the Utah Music Educators Association. He directed the Mendelssohn Male Chorus for 39 years. He also directed the Easter Cantata and Handels Messiah with his high school choirs each year. These performances became tradition in Orem.
Elvis was voted Tops in Our Town by Orem residents in 1950. Other honors included Daynes Music Man of the Year, Scera Outstanding Service Award, and Provo/Orem Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year 1992.
He served in many positions in the LDS Church and had been an ordinance worker in the Provo, St. George and Mount Timpanogos Temples.
Elvis is the father of five children: Sheree (Kenneth) Balser of Provo, UT; Birdene (Gordon) Keddington of Walnut Creek, CA; Joan (Glen) Harker of St. George, UT; Karen (Claude) Rowley, of Santaquin, UT; Elvis Brent (Bonnie Richards) Terry of Emmett, ID. He is also survived by brothers Alma (Helen) Terry, Enterprise, UT; and Grant (Joyce) Terry, Mesa, AZ. Elvis has grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren numbering over 180. He has been a wonderful influence in their lives.
The family would like to thank the staff and residents of Latter-Days Assisted Living in Santaquin, where Elvis has been residing for the past year, for their friendship and assistance.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sharon 1st Ward Chapel, 652 South 400 East in Orem. Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery.
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