Terry Lynn Winters

Terry Lynn Winters of Del City was born May 16, 1955, in Oklahoma City. He departed this earth September 8, 2018, after a long struggle with laryngeal cancer. Terry was preceded in death by his parents, Ruby Lee (Raines) Winters and Robert Lee Winters and his granddaughter, Faith Dawn Decker. He is survived by his son, David and Hope Marshall of Tennessee; his daughters, Angela Decker of Chandler, Alicia and Shane Sharp of Chandler, Ashley and Nathan Gardner of Chandler; sister, Robin Winters of Oklahoma City; and ten grandchildren. Terry graduated from Carney High School in 1973. He served in the United States Navy from 1973-1977, where he was stationed in Kingsville, Texas. Terry married Delores Kirkpatrick in 1981. They made their home in Carney, Oklahoma, where Terry began his life-long career as a maintenance electrician, which led him to Patco Electric where he had worked for the past 18 years. Terry loved playing sports, including adult slow-pitch softball, basketball, volleyball, and he enjoyed fishing. Terry was proud of the motorcycle he built in 2008 and entered in car and bike shows all over the state, one of Terry's greatest joys was watching his children grow up playing sports and supporting his grandchildren in their various activities. He was an avid OU fan. So the story goes. Dad, Papa, Terry, whatever he was to you, you are loved by many and will be greatly missed.