Missionary Bell Terry Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Missionary Bell Terry of Akron, Ohio, who passed away on November 9, 2022, at the age of 94, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Mitchell DeBruce and Sarah Ann Nettles DeBruce; and her husband Lenton Terry Sr.. She is survived by: her siblings, Carrie Bell Merritt, Johnnie L. DeBruce, Onnie Bell Edwards, Matthew Thomas DeBruce, Mattie Bell Key, C. DeBruce, Lillie Giles, James L. DeBruce and Johnny B. DeBruce; her children, Lenton "Jinx" Terry Jr., James Lewis Terry, Clinton Terry, Annie Mae Noel (Noel), Dr. Ollie Mae Jones (Jones), Odis Terry, Alice Mae Terry and Lalonnie Mae Terry; and her grandchildren, Quanita Williams, Crystal Noel, Cornelius Collier, Robin Jumbe (Alhajji), Chareese Thompson (Donte), Cassandra M. Blackmon, Siobhan Hill, Jason Jones, Larry Strong Jr. and Cortez Terry-Thompson. She is also survived by ten great-grandchildren, and ten great-great-grandchildren; as well as her nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
Make a Memorial Donation Donate Now Fannie Bell Terry, 94, was born in Kewanee, Mississippi, in 1928; she was the fifth child of the late Mitchell and Sarah Ann Nettles DeBruce.
