- Date Of Birth: July 11, 1931
- Date Of Death: September 5, 2022
- State: Missouri
Marie “Terry” Gordon, age 91, of Hannibal, MO passed away at 6:00 pm Monday, September 5, 2022, at Country View Nursing Facility in Bowling Green, MO.
Terry was born on July 11, 1931, in Fairfield, Vermont. The daughter of Francis L. and Alphonsine Georgiana (Belisle) Girard.
She was united in marriage to Griffith Lewis Gordon on April 14, 1954 in Fairfield, Vermont. He preceded her in death on February 25, 2017.
Survivors include her two sons, Glenn Gordon of Hannibal, MO and Stuart Gordon of Cumming, GA; and daughter; Sharon King (Stephen) of Columbia, MD. Also surviving are her six grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and six siblings.
After graduating from high school, Terry went on to further her education at the University of Vermont. Terry honorably served her country in the U.S. Air Force.
Professionally, Terry worked as a teacher of Electronics and English before retiring and becoming a homemaker.
Terry was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church.
Terry enjoyed gardening and traveling the world. Terry along with her husband, was an avid amateur radio enthusiast. She was known by the call letters NSOZ and belonged to the HAM Radio American Radio Relay League (ARRL). The radio antennas on the family property are well known by the airplanes landing at Hannibal Regional Airport and by cars passing by on the highway.
