Linda Kay Terry

Linda Kay Terry, 82, of Meeker, Oklahoma, passed away on March 1, 2025, in Midwest City, Oklahoma, after an unexpected battle with lymphoma.

Linda was born on February 21, 1943, to Earl Wayne and Odessa Jean Ellette in Shawnee, Oklahoma. After graduating from Okemah High School in 1962, her family moved to Oklahoma City where she worked for a finance company.

In 1964, she met Charles Terry while working at the Safeway grocery store, and they wed on May 15, 1965, going on to have three children: David, Chuck, and Gina.

While raising her family, Linda provided in-home childcare for a number of children in Meeker. For a brief time, she worked in the Meeker High School cafeteria and then worked many years in management at Braum’s. Linda later worked at Jefferson Elementary in the school cafeteria as a cook and retired in 2018. After retiring, Linda spent her time cooking for her family and working in her flower garden. Over the years, Linda shared a love for animals and especially her Shih Tzu dogs. She enjoyed watching and feeding the birds in her yard. Charles and Linda played many games of Skip-Bo and Dominoes over their years of retirement.

Linda was predeceased by her parents, Earl and Jean Ellette; brother, Doyle Wayne Ellette; and sister, Kaylin Ellette.

Linda is survived by her husband, Charles Terry of the home; sons and daughters-in-law, David and Angie Terry of Shawnee, OK, and Chuck and Kim Terry of Marietta, OK; daughter and son-in-law, Gina and Jerry Guillot of Oklahoma City; seven grandchildren and spouses; 20 great-grandchildren; other relatives, and a host of friends.

Visitation will be Wednesday, March 5, 2025, noon – 7:00 p.m., at AE Funeral Services Chapel, 603 W. Independence St., Shawnee, Oklahoma 74804.

A funeral service will be held Thursday, March 6, 2025, 11:00 a.m., at Living Waters Tabernacle, 341197 US-62, Meeker, Oklahoma 74855. Interment will follow at New Hope Cemetery, Meeker, Oklahoma.