Terrye S. Terry
Terrye Sledge Terry, 60, passed from this life and went to be with her Lord at 12:17 p.m. May 25, 2008.

Visitation will be at Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia, from 5-7 p.m. May 27, 2008.

A memorial service will be at First United Methodist Church, of Tuscumbia, at 11 a.m. May 28, 2008, followed by interment at Oakwood Cemetery in Tuscumbia. The Rev. Mike Pope will officiate.

Terrye was a native of Tuscumbia, a graduate of Deshler High School and Florence State University (UNA). She served as librarian of the Helen Keller Public Library for 13 years and later as assistant director of the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, of Tuscumbia, but had many precious friends in other churches throughout the area. Through her work with libraries and children's programs at First United Methodist Church, of Leighton, she enjoyed being part of the lives of many wonderful children. She also loved animals and delighted in the beauty of God's world.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Cleo Gargis Sledge; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gargis and Mr. and Mrs. Grady Sledge; special aunt, Ollie Clark; special cousin, Roland Clark; and other aunts, uncles and cousins.

She is survived by her devoted husband, Frederick Rand Terry, of Tuscumbia; and her much-loved family - parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Sledge, of Barton; brothers, Randall Sledge, of Sheffield, and Tommy Sledge and wife, Kim, of Tuscumbia; nephews, Zachary Thomas Sledge and wife, Anna, of Cherokee, Michael Ivey and Jeremy Ivey, of Tuscumbia; niece, Julia Elisabeth Sledge, of Tuscumbia; and grand-nephew, Logan Thomas Sledge, of Cherokee. She is also survived by many wonderful cousins and friends who loved and encouraged her throughout her battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Pallbearers will be Frank Henry, Jeremiah Holland, Gordon Isbell, Henderson King, Joseph King and Joseph Spangler.

Honorary pallbearers will be cousins, Doug Clark, Roger Collier, Haywood Ervin Lowery, Earl Posey, Danny Seahorn and Doug Sledge, and uncles, Eugene and Tommy Sledge.

The family extends its gratitude to Dr. James Ashmore and staff and to Teresa Cagle, Wanda Cobb, John Davis, Teresa Pool, Dana Scott, Molly Jones and Holley West, of Hospice of the Tennessee Valley, for the genuine love and kindness they showed Terrye as they cared for her during her illness. Special thanks to sister-in-law, Kim Sledge, for her care and love for Terrye.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library Digital Archive, which is dedicated to the preservation of the visual and oral histories of both Colbert and Lauderdale counties. Terrye was involved in the creation of the Archive, and the project remained close to her heart.