Mary Ann Terry

Mary Ann Terry age 92, of Laurie, passed away Friday, January 31, 2025, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. She was the daughter of Leslie T. Moore and Nona E. (Purvis) Moore. On December 19, 1950, in Kansas City, Kansas, she was united in marriage to Frank Donald Terry, who preceded her in death on January 8, 2020. Together, they shared 69 years of marriage. Mary Ann was born in Carver, Missouri, a little town off of Highway 135-3. The family later moved to a farm located off of what is now Lake Road 5-27, near Laurie, Missouri. As a young girl, she helped her grandparents, Ivy and Ora Purvis clean cabins at their resort, Purvis Beach, as well as helping her father at the sawmill. When Mary Ann was ten years old, her father enlisted in the Navy and he served on the USS Iowa in the Pacific in World War II. This left Mary Ann taking over most of the chores on the farm and helping her mother Nona with a one-year-old baby brother, Tom. Mary Ann attended country schools in the area and then attended high school in Versailles. She graduated in 1950. Mary Ann and Donald lived in Laurie their entire lives. Mary Ann worked at local grocery stores for many years and also worked at the Hallmark Store in the Laurie Terrace Mall for twenty years. Mary Ann was a member of the Ozark Chapel United Methodist Church. She had a beautiful voice and sang at numerous weddings and funeral services throughout the years. As she and Donald grew older, they would entertain at local churches and nursing homes with Donald playing the guitar and Mary Ann singing. She was an amazing cook. Her homemade meals were the best and her pies and cobblers were delicious. You would never leave her table hungry. Mary Ann was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by her children, Donna Johnson of Versailles, Missouri, Karen (Fred) Owen of Camdenton, Missouri and David (Kelly) Terry of Laurie, Missouri; five grandchildren, Denny Terry, Emily Terry, Lyndsay (Ethan) Porter, Megan (Krys) Lasson and Dylan (Kelly) Johnson; thirteen great-grandchildren, Bradley, Damian, Kylie, Scarlett, Easton, Hudson, Raegan, Emerson, Norah, Zoey, Forrest, Emmett and Colter; her brother, George Moore of Centralia, Missouri; nieces and nephews, Cindy, Jeff, Claudia, Mark, Betsy, Renee, Michael, Amy, Angie, Heather and Paul as well as many great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald, her parents, Leslie and Nona Moore, her brothers, Jay and Tom, her son-in-law, Jerry Johnson, sisters-in-law, Doris, Sharron and Sherry, a nephew, Matt and a niece, Sarah. Mary Ann loved the Terry family, her brothers-in-law, G.L., Larry (Judy) and Day (Shirley) and sister-in-law, Shirley (Dale). A celebration of Mary Ann’s life will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction and care of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.

Mary Ann Terry

October 2, 1932 - January 31, 2025

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October 2, 1932 - January 31, 2025

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