Claudine Terry, 97, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2010, at Kirksville Manor Care in Kirksville.
Claudine was born in Knox County, Missouri to Joseph R. and Elsie Parrish Carter. She was a 1929 graduate of Knox City High School and received the B. S. in Education degree from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, in Kirksville Missouri, in 1935. She received the Master of Music Education degree from the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Missouri, in 1950. Additional graduate work was done at the Northern Colorado University and the University of Illinios. She was married to Emery Triplett in 1935.
She taught at Knox City, Novelty, Memphis, and Meadville, Missouri, and at Godfrey Illinois. From 1947 to 1961, she held the position of supervisor of vocal music in the Moberly Public Schools. She was a member of the faculty at Northeast Missouri State University from 1961 to 1975 where she taught music education. She retired in 1975 and was named Assistant Professor Emeritus. In 1968 she was married to Dr. Howard Terry, who passed away in June of 1983.
Claudine was a member of the Missouri State Teachers Association, the Missouri Music Education Association, the Music Educators National Conference, Delta Kappa Gamma, Sigma Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Lambda Theta, A Z Club, and Chapter CZ, P.E.O. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church, serving as Chancel Choir director from 1961 to 1985. She organized and directed the Senior Songsters and was a former member of the handbell choir at the First Baptist Church.
She is survived by three stepsons, Howard T. Terry and wife Irene of Dayton, Ohio, Richard L. Terry of Beckley, WV, and James M. Terry and wife Sue of Athens, Ga; four grandchildren, Cathy Terry Shaffer, Bill Terry and wife Julia, David Terry and Alex Terry, three great grandchildren, Andrew Shaffer, Allison Rose Terry and Kayla Ann Terry and several cousins.
Funeral service were held at 2 pm. Friday, April 9, 2010 at the First Baptist Churcdh with Reverand Marty Joplin officiating. Music provided by the Senior Songsters, singing: How Great Thou Art, He Lives, and It Is Well With My Soul, accompanied by Dianthe Cable. Burial in Maple Hills Cemetery in Kirksville. Pallbearers, Gerald Tade, Dr. Richard Valuck, Wayne Newman, Leon Devlin, and Charles Baldwin.
Visitation, Thursday, April 8, 2010 with P.E.O. service, at the Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home in Kirksville, Missouri.
Memorials suggested to the First Baptist Church in Kirksville, Missouri.
Claudine was born in Knox County, Missouri to Joseph R. and Elsie Parrish Carter. She was a 1929 graduate of Knox City High School and received the B. S. in Education degree from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, in Kirksville Missouri, in 1935. She received the Master of Music Education degree from the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Missouri, in 1950. Additional graduate work was done at the Northern Colorado University and the University of Illinios. She was married to Emery Triplett in 1935.
She taught at Knox City, Novelty, Memphis, and Meadville, Missouri, and at Godfrey Illinois. From 1947 to 1961, she held the position of supervisor of vocal music in the Moberly Public Schools. She was a member of the faculty at Northeast Missouri State University from 1961 to 1975 where she taught music education. She retired in 1975 and was named Assistant Professor Emeritus. In 1968 she was married to Dr. Howard Terry, who passed away in June of 1983.
Claudine was a member of the Missouri State Teachers Association, the Missouri Music Education Association, the Music Educators National Conference, Delta Kappa Gamma, Sigma Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Lambda Theta, A Z Club, and Chapter CZ, P.E.O. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church, serving as Chancel Choir director from 1961 to 1985. She organized and directed the Senior Songsters and was a former member of the handbell choir at the First Baptist Church.
She is survived by three stepsons, Howard T. Terry and wife Irene of Dayton, Ohio, Richard L. Terry of Beckley, WV, and James M. Terry and wife Sue of Athens, Ga; four grandchildren, Cathy Terry Shaffer, Bill Terry and wife Julia, David Terry and Alex Terry, three great grandchildren, Andrew Shaffer, Allison Rose Terry and Kayla Ann Terry and several cousins.
Funeral service were held at 2 pm. Friday, April 9, 2010 at the First Baptist Churcdh with Reverand Marty Joplin officiating. Music provided by the Senior Songsters, singing: How Great Thou Art, He Lives, and It Is Well With My Soul, accompanied by Dianthe Cable. Burial in Maple Hills Cemetery in Kirksville. Pallbearers, Gerald Tade, Dr. Richard Valuck, Wayne Newman, Leon Devlin, and Charles Baldwin.
Visitation, Thursday, April 8, 2010 with P.E.O. service, at the Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home in Kirksville, Missouri.
Memorials suggested to the First Baptist Church in Kirksville, Missouri.
Claudine Terry, 97, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2010, at Kirksville Manor Care in Kirksville.
Claudine was born in Knox County, Missouri to Joseph R. and Elsie Parrish Carter. She was a 1929 graduate of Knox City High School and received the B. S. in Education degree from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, in Kirksville Missouri, in 1935. She received the Master of Music Education degree from the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Missouri, in 1950. Additional graduate work was done at the Northern Colorado University and the University of Illinios. She was married to Emery Triplett in 1935.
She taught at Knox City, Novelty, Memphis, and Meadville, Missouri, and at Godfrey Illinois. From 1947 to 1961, she held the position of supervisor of vocal music in the Moberly Public Schools. She was a member of the faculty at Northeast Missouri State University from 1961 to 1975 where she taught music education. She retired in 1975 and was named Assistant Professor Emeritus. In 1968 she was married to Dr. Howard Terry, who passed away in June of 1983.
Claudine was a member of the Missouri State Teachers Association, the Missouri Music Education Association, the Music Educators National Conference, Delta Kappa Gamma, Sigma Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Lambda Theta, A Z Club, and Chapter CZ, P.E.O. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church, serving as Chancel Choir director from 1961 to 1985. She organized and directed the Senior Songsters and was a former member of the handbell choir at the First Baptist Church.
She is survived by three stepsons, Howard T. Terry and wife Irene of Dayton, Ohio, Richard L. Terry of Beckley, WV, and James M. Terry and wife Sue of Athens, Ga; four grandchildren, Cathy Terry Shaffer, Bill Terry and wife Julia, David Terry and Alex Terry, three great grandchildren, Andrew Shaffer, Allison Rose Terry and Kayla Ann Terry and several cousins.
Funeral service were held at 2 pm. Friday, April 9, 2010 at the First Baptist Churcdh with Reverand Marty Joplin officiating. Music provided by the Senior Songsters, singing: How Great Thou Art, He Lives, and It Is Well With My Soul, accompanied by Dianthe Cable. Burial in Maple Hills Cemetery in Kirksville. Pallbearers, Gerald Tade, Dr. Richard Valuck, Wayne Newman, Leon Devlin, and Charles Baldwin.
Visitation, Thursday, April 8, 2010 with P.E.O. service, at the Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home in Kirksville, Missouri.
Memorials suggested to the First Baptist Church in Kirksville, Missouri.
Claudine was born in Knox County, Missouri to Joseph R. and Elsie Parrish Carter. She was a 1929 graduate of Knox City High School and received the B. S. in Education degree from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, in Kirksville Missouri, in 1935. She received the Master of Music Education degree from the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Missouri, in 1950. Additional graduate work was done at the Northern Colorado University and the University of Illinios. She was married to Emery Triplett in 1935.
She taught at Knox City, Novelty, Memphis, and Meadville, Missouri, and at Godfrey Illinois. From 1947 to 1961, she held the position of supervisor of vocal music in the Moberly Public Schools. She was a member of the faculty at Northeast Missouri State University from 1961 to 1975 where she taught music education. She retired in 1975 and was named Assistant Professor Emeritus. In 1968 she was married to Dr. Howard Terry, who passed away in June of 1983.
Claudine was a member of the Missouri State Teachers Association, the Missouri Music Education Association, the Music Educators National Conference, Delta Kappa Gamma, Sigma Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Lambda Theta, A Z Club, and Chapter CZ, P.E.O. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church, serving as Chancel Choir director from 1961 to 1985. She organized and directed the Senior Songsters and was a former member of the handbell choir at the First Baptist Church.
She is survived by three stepsons, Howard T. Terry and wife Irene of Dayton, Ohio, Richard L. Terry of Beckley, WV, and James M. Terry and wife Sue of Athens, Ga; four grandchildren, Cathy Terry Shaffer, Bill Terry and wife Julia, David Terry and Alex Terry, three great grandchildren, Andrew Shaffer, Allison Rose Terry and Kayla Ann Terry and several cousins.
Funeral service were held at 2 pm. Friday, April 9, 2010 at the First Baptist Churcdh with Reverand Marty Joplin officiating. Music provided by the Senior Songsters, singing: How Great Thou Art, He Lives, and It Is Well With My Soul, accompanied by Dianthe Cable. Burial in Maple Hills Cemetery in Kirksville. Pallbearers, Gerald Tade, Dr. Richard Valuck, Wayne Newman, Leon Devlin, and Charles Baldwin.
Visitation, Thursday, April 8, 2010 with P.E.O. service, at the Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home in Kirksville, Missouri.
Memorials suggested to the First Baptist Church in Kirksville, Missouri.
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