John Danforth Terry
1922 - 2004 (82 years)Person ID: I16122 | Last Modified: 27 Feb 2026
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Name John Danforth Terry Gender Male Birth 1 Apr 1922 Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, USA 
Died 14 May 2004 Buried Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA [1] -
Family
Wife Margaret Rosie Kocurek (ID:I16111)
b. 13 Jul 1923, Wallis, Austin County, Texas, USA
d. 3 Oct 1985 (Age 62 years)Marriage 26 Oct 1951 Wallis, Austin County, Texas, USA Age at Marriage John : 29 years - Margaret : 28 years. (Were Married 34 years). Children 1. 
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Birth - 1 Apr 1922 - Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, USA 
Marriage - 26 Oct 1951 - Wallis, Austin County, Texas, USA 
Buried - - Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8814850/john_danforth-terry.
JOHN DANFORD TERRY, 82, passed away Friday, May 14, 2004 after a lengthy illness. John was a 1942 graduate of Texas A & M University. He worked for Dresser Industries until he retired in 1986. He was a veteran of World War II where he discovered his love of flying. For many years he spent Saturday flying small planes. John was a member of First United Methodist Church, Fidelis Sunday School Class, Pioneer Oil Producers Association and Brookshire Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by his parents John Gleaves and Zella Mae Terry, first wife Margaret Rose and granddaughter Vanessa. Mr. Terry is survived by his wife Anna Ruth Griffin Terry; daughter Margaret Cranford; son John D. Terry, Jr.; brother Joe Terry and eleven grandchildren. Friends are invited to visitation with the family from 4 until 6 in the afternoon on Sunday, May 16, 2004 at Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, May 17, 2004 in the Jasek Chapel at Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive with Rev. David Snowden officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Oaks Cemetery.
Published by Houston Chronicle from May 16 to May 17, 2004.
