Joretta Bell (Feddersen) Terry

Joretta Bell (Feddersen) Terry was born November 26, 1931 to George and Ruby (Segress) Feddersen at the family farm in Union City, Oklahoma and passed away May 23, 2025 at the family farm in Ditch Valley.

Joretta graduated from El Reno High School in El Reno, Oklahoma in 1949.  She attended Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater.  While in Stillwater, Joretta met her roommate’s brother, Marty Terry.  They fell in love and married July 29, 1951 in El Reno, Oklahoma. 

The couple moved back to Ditch Valley where Joretta began a life-long commitment of being the best farmer’s wife and mother she could be. She was always ready to set another plate, to drive the boys to a field at a moments notice, to run to town for parts. She ran her home with precision

The couple increased their family by four with the births of Michael Dale, David Eugene, Deborah Sue and Steven Wayne.

Joretta was a faithful member of the Rosston United Methodist Church.

Joretta is survived by: Sons, Michael and Susie Terry, Ditch Valley, David & Kristi Terry, Laverne, Steve and Lanette Terry, Ditch Valley; Daughter, Debbie and Max Carlisle, Fairview; Grandchildren, Kevin and Kimberly Terry, Ditch Valley; Erin and Dan Prince, Edmond; Darin and Shannon Terry, Laverne; Haley Wedel, Fairview; Grant and Angelyn Carlisle, Guthrie; Blake and Bethaney Carlisle, Fairview; Amanda Parsons, Edmond; Kyle and Randi Terry, Ditch Valley; Sister, Catherine Corn, Liberal, Kansas; Brother-in-Law, Melvin Jones, Yukon; Niece, Connie and Benny Rupprecht, Amarillo, Texas; Nephew, Hugh and Iris Lively, Woodward; Twenty-three Great-Grandchildren; one great great grandchild;  numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Marty; her parents; her Parents-in-Law, Marcus and Mildred (Jones) Terry; Twin Sister, Loretta Feddersen; Sister, Georgia Jones; Sister-in-Law, Barbara Lively Sorrels; Brothers-in-Law, J.C. Lively and Melvin Corn; Niece, Linda McEachern; and Daughter-in-Law, Tammy Terry.