Terrell Everett Dennis, 71, of Liberty, passed away April 23, at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, in Murfreesboro.
Terrell was born June 5, 1953, in Wadesboro, North Carolina, to Anne and Lindbergh Dennis.
He grew up farming alongside his parents and three brothers. After graduating from West Stanly High School, in 1971, Terrell enlisted in the United States Army bringing him to his first overseas duty station in Fulda, Germany. There he met his wife, Elvira, a born and raised German.
They shared a life with four children, moving back and forth between Missouri and Germany over his 24-year military career. He was proud of being a 1st Sergeant and all-around Army guy. The family finally settled in his home state of North Carolina where he became a truck driver for the next 20 years. His original love of farming never escaped him, as he spent the last few years back in the fields.
Terrell was preceded in death by his mother, Anne Jones Dennis, and his brother, J. Tony Dennis.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Elvira Dennis, of Albemarle, North Carolina; his parents, Lindbergh (Brenda) Dennis, of Liberty; his brothers, Allen (Jeanel) Dennis, of Lexington, North Carolina, Marty (Michelle) Dennis, of Chapel Hill; his children, Eric (Angela) Dennis, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Michael (Luciene) Dennis, of Charlotte, North Carolina, Angela (Frank) Ramos, of Granite Quarry, North Carolina, Elisabeth (Kevin) Walters, of Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina; and his grandchildren, Malachi, Melaina, Eve, Stefan, and Ben.
A memorial service for Terrell was April 28, 2025, at Oak Lawn Funeral Home, in Sparta.
Oak Lawn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
