Terry Ervin Slaton Sr.

Obituary

Born Feb. 6, 1943, in Baton Rouge, Terry died Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Baylor All Saints in Fort Worth, Texas, after a long illness. Terry is survived by his wife, Deborah; four children, Terry Slaton Jr., of North Richland Hills, Texas, Vickie Barbour, of Tulsa, Okla., Kimberly Dempsey, of Fort Worth, and Teddi Slaton, of Haltom City, Texas; a daughter-in-law, Linda Slaton; sons-in-law, Anthony Barbour and Ronald Dempsey; and three grandchildren, Emily Slaton, of Saginaw, and Andrew and Lindsey Chonody, of Euless, Texas. He is also survived by an older brother, Gaynell and wife Edie, of Hammond; sister-in-law, Donna Slaton, of Flower Mound, Texas; and many beloved nieces and nephews.

Terry was a graduate of Glen Oaks High School in Baton Rouge. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1961 at age 18 and served four years for his country. Terry and his family moved to Fort Worth in 1980 to help build a family business and made his home here for 30 years.

Visitation at Calvary Lutheran Church in Richland Hills on Monday, March 29, from noon until service at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Bluebonnet Hills Cemetery in Colleyville. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Calvary Lutheran for their mission work or your local food bank.

“Angels have walked beside me all my life and they still do.”

?Published in TheAdvocate.com on Mar. 28, 2010

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