Roberta Arlene Terrell

July 12, 1919 - March 6, 2010

DeWitt, Iowa Visitation: 10:00 A.M.until the time of the service, March 10, 2010 at Ollie Baptist Church, Ollie, Iowa Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Ollie Baptist Church, Ollie, Iowa, Reverend Charles Comfort and Reverend Carla Nelson Officiating; Reverend William Hornback, Soloist; Casket Bearers: Carroll Kessel, Matthew Kessel; Joseph Monaghan, Rob Wells, Allen Monaghan, and William Monaghan Interment: Ollie Cemetery near Ollie, Iowa Roberta Arlene Terrell, 90, formerly of the Ollie and Hedrick areas, died Saturday, March 6, 2010, at West Wing Place in DeWitt, Iowa. She was born, July 12, 1919, in Packwood, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Ethel Shibley Ryman. She graduated from the Packwood High School with the class of 1937. On December 24, 1937, she was united in marriage to Wilson D. Terrell in Ottumwa; he died June 17, 2001. Together they owned and operated Terrell Hardware in Ollie, the family business owned by the Terrell family for over 100 years. They sold the store and retired in 1979. They moved to Hedrick in 1993. Roberta was a member of the Ollie Baptist Church, the Ollie Betterment Club, and the I’ll Be Seeing You Club. She enjoyed gardening and delighted in spending time with her family. Roberta’s family includes her daughter and her husband: Janice and Carroll Kessel of Davenport; her son and his wife: Jess and Vickie Terrell of Martinsburg; three grandchildren: Matthew Kessel, Jeslyn and Joseph Monaghan, and Mary and Rob Wells; four great grandchildren: Alex and Andrew Kessel, and Allen and William Monaghan. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and six brothers: Donald, Clyde, Clifford, Jesse, Ronald, and Millard Ryman. Memorials may be made to the Ollie Baptist Church. The Fremont Funeral Chapel, Fremont, Iowa, is in charge of the arrangements.