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Elsworth E “Shorty Gordon” Terry

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Elsworth E “Shorty Gordon” Terry

Birth
Death
24 Jul 1966 (aged 51)
Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Oklahoma City, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 14
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Oklahoman - Tuesday, July 26, 1966

Services Slated For E.E. Terry

Services for Ellsworth E. "Shorty Gordon" Terry, 51, of 7308 S Douglas, operator of Gordon's Auto Salvage Co., will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Baptist Church, Moore, with burial in Resthaven Cemetery directed by Vondel L. Smith Mortuary. He died Sunday in a Purcell hospital.

Terry, who had lived in Oklahoma City more than 40 years, was a founder and a vice president of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Texas-Louisiana Teletype Circuit. He had been in the salvage business more than 30 years in Oklahoma City, was a member of the Oklahoma Auto Wreckers' Association and the Indiana Avenue Christian Church.

Survivors include his wife, Alice G.; a daughter, Mrs. Michael Seabolt, Moore; a son, Ezra A. "Sonny," 9908 S Harvey; three brothers, Leroy E. and Gerald D., both of Washington, Okla., and Nolan G., Rose Sharon, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Emma Amason, Lake Jackson, Texas; Miss Faye Terry, 1353 SW 60, and Mrs. Doris Bergeron, Orange, Texas, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Therlow G. Terry, Goldsby.
Oklahoman - Tuesday, July 26, 1966

Services Slated For E.E. Terry

Services for Ellsworth E. "Shorty Gordon" Terry, 51, of 7308 S Douglas, operator of Gordon's Auto Salvage Co., will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Baptist Church, Moore, with burial in Resthaven Cemetery directed by Vondel L. Smith Mortuary. He died Sunday in a Purcell hospital.

Terry, who had lived in Oklahoma City more than 40 years, was a founder and a vice president of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Texas-Louisiana Teletype Circuit. He had been in the salvage business more than 30 years in Oklahoma City, was a member of the Oklahoma Auto Wreckers' Association and the Indiana Avenue Christian Church.

Survivors include his wife, Alice G.; a daughter, Mrs. Michael Seabolt, Moore; a son, Ezra A. "Sonny," 9908 S Harvey; three brothers, Leroy E. and Gerald D., both of Washington, Okla., and Nolan G., Rose Sharon, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Emma Amason, Lake Jackson, Texas; Miss Faye Terry, 1353 SW 60, and Mrs. Doris Bergeron, Orange, Texas, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Therlow G. Terry, Goldsby.


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  • Created by: Kim W
  • Added: Jun 25, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71939914/elsworth_e-terry: accessed ), memorial page for Elsworth E “Shorty Gordon” Terry (5 Jun 1915–24 Jul 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71939914, citing Resthaven Gardens Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Kim W (contributor 47192642).