Thomas Terry

Thomas Michael Mike Terry, 69, of Perry, Oklahoma, formerly of Oklahoma City, was the son of Thomas W. and Elizabeth Brown Terry. He was born October 13, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas and died Saturday, September 7, 2013 in Perry, Oklahoma. Mike attended high school in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, graduating in 1962. After high school, Mike attended Oklahoma State Tech in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He was accepted into the Automotive Industry Paint and Body program, setting him on course for a lengthy career in the auto restoration field. Mike spent 40 years working in custom auto restoration. He was well known for his talents, having won numerous awards and trophies at car shows over the years. Many of Mikes friends and customers won car show awards for vehicles which Mike had customized and restored for them. He truly enjoyed sharing his talent with others. He was especially proud of the restoration projects that were featured in Hot Rod Magazine over the course of his career. Mikes pride and joy was his 83 Chevy Silverado truck, which he lowered and custom painted cobalt blue. Mike married his best friend and sweetheart Mary Lou English Baker, on September 12, 1986 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Through 26 years of marriage, Mike and Mary were inseparable. They enjoyed attending car shows together, many of which Mike had a vehicle entered. Traveling was also something they enjoyed. Their most memorable trip together was to Hawaii for Marys birthday. Mike will be remembered as a kind hearted person who enjoyed sharing his love of auto restoration with others. He will be missed by many friends and family. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the First Church of the Nazarene in Perry, Oklahoma. Pastor Steve Smith will officiate. Services are under the direction of BrownDugger Funeral Home. It was a personal decision for Mike to donate his brain to the GenLife Institute for Medical Research, to aid in the search for a cure for Parkinsons and Alzheimers disease. Memorials may be made to the Parkinsons Disease Foundation, Alzheimers Association, Companion Hospice of Guthrie or the GenLife Institute for Medical Research Education, in care of BrownDugger Funeral Home, 1010 N. 7th Street, Perry, Oklahoma 73077. Mike is survived by his wife, Mary, of the home sons, Kyle Baker and his wife, Judy, of Guthrie, Oklahoma, and Mark Terry and his wife, Janey, of Tulsa, Oklahoma daughters, Tammy Streller and her husband, Bill, and Marletta Zavala and her husband, George, all of Perry one brother, David Terry of Edmond, Oklahoma one niece, Paige Chiles and her husband, James one nephew, JD Terry eleven grandchildren, and eighteen greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Terry and one son, Robert Terry. Online condolences may be sent to the family using the online guest book at www.brownduggerfuneralhome.com.