🕊️ OBITUARY: Judith “Judy” Elaine Terry
Judith “Judy” Elaine Terry, 84, formerly of Bedford, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at the Redcrest Hospice House in Bloomington.
Born November 8, 1941, in Kansas City, MO, she was the daughter of Robert Elmo Wilson and Melba Deboil Creech-Wilson. On August 25, 1962, she married James Edwin “Jim” Terry, who survives. Judy was a 1959 graduate of Paoli High School, earned a bachelor's degree in education from Indiana State University in 1963, and later earned a master's degree from Indiana University. She was a dedicated educator for 54 years before retiring in 2019, spending 34 years in elementary classrooms and 20 years teaching English as a Second Language. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society and the First Baptist Church in Bedford.
👨👩👧👦 Survivors Include: • Husband: James Edwin “Jim” Terry
• Children: Jama (Brad) Dale and Jason (Fiona) Terry
• Grandchildren: Kara (David) Paynter, Adam (Ella) Dale, Anna (Riley) Callahan, Nathan (Isabel) Dale, and Isadora Terry
• Great-Grandchildren: Lillian, Jeremiah, Isabella, Zachariah, Levi, Isaiah, and Gideon Paynter, and Kinsley Callahan
• Brothers: Keith Wilson and David Wilson
🕊️ Preceded in Death By: • Her parents, Robert and Melba Wilson
🕯️ Service Details: • Visitation: Thursday, August 6, 2026, from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Ferguson-Lee Chapel of Thorne Family Funeral Homes in Bedford; and Friday, August 7, 2026, from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM at First Baptist Church
• Funeral Service: Friday, August 7, 2026, at 12:00 PM at First Baptist Church (1515 20th Street, Bedford)
• Officiant: Pastor Jason Filler
• Burial: Cresthaven Memory Gardens, Dixie Highway, Bedford
• Memorial Donations: May be made in Judy's memory to the Delta Kappa Gamma Society
• Arrangements Care: Ferguson-Lee Chapel of Thorne Family Funeral Homes
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