Terry L. Absher

Terry Lee Absher, 77, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, surrounded by love and with family. 

 Terry was born July 20, 1947, in Anna, Illinois, the son of William H. and Naomi R. (Sowers) Absher. He was raised in southern Illinois, was a 1965 graduate of Egyptian High School in Tamms, Illinois, and later attended Southern Illinois University.

 On June 24, 1967, he was united in marriage to Bonnie Sue Mayberry, his high school sweetheart, and to this union his two daughters, Tonya and Andria, were born.

 In 1968, he started his forty-year career on the railroad for the Missouri-Illinois line. He retired as a Track Supervisor from the Union Pacific Railroad in 2008. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses here in Pleasant Hill. He loved hunting, camping, and collecting model trains. Above all, his family came first throughout his life and career. 

Terry is survived by his wife Bonnie of Pleasant Hill; two daughters and their husbands, Tonya and Colin Dyke of Bonney Lake, Washington, and Andria and Paul Kenslow of Kansas City, Missouri; three grandchildren, Brayden Dyke, Denaya Dyke, and Elise Dyke; as well as other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.

 A memorial service was held Saturday, December 14, 2024, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Pleasant Hill. Mr. Robin Clark gave the memorial talk. 

 A reception was held following the service at Brick & Mirth in Pleasant Hill.

 Terry cherished the Bible’s hope of a future with no more tears or pain. His favorite Bible promise can be found at Revelation 21:4: “And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.StanleyEdenburn.com

Arrangements: Stanley-Edenburn Funeral Home, 203 N. Armstrong St., Pleasant Hill, Missouri 64080 (816) 540-5550