Mr. Ezra Cornell Terrell, age 78, of 243 Lee Ann Rd., Buchanan passed away Saturday, January 28, 2006. Mr. Terrell was born in Cleburne County, Alabama on May 7, 1927. He was the son of the late David Ezra Terrell and the late Julia Lucinda Benefield Terrell. Mr. Terrell was retired from the United States Marine Corp. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Diane Nixon; one son, Dennis Terrell; two sisters, Opal Roberts and Odessa Terrell; and two brothers, Bernard Terrell and Ishmael Terrell.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Huckeba Terrell of Buchanan; two daughters, Deborah Fugate of Buchanan and Michelle Chandler of Tallapoosa; one son, Donald Terrell of Buchanan; two sisters, Marie Smallwood and Louise Pettitt; three brothers, J.C. Terrell, Jim Terrell and David Terrell; nine grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 30, 2006 at 3:00 P.M. from the Liberty Christian Church with Minister Bill Gray and Minister Tom Howard officiating. Music will be rendered by Rev. Buddy Gentry. Interment will follow in the Liberty Christian Church Cemetery with the following gentlemen serving as pallbearers: Eric Groover, John Chandler, Johnny Flanigan, Josh Bernard , Ronnie Terrell, and Tommy Barkley.
Hutcheson’s Memorial Chapel of Buchanan is in charge of the arrangements.