Terry
Huston
Feb. 11, 1942 — Jan. 9, 2016
On Jan. 9, we said
goodbye to the rock of our family. Our sweet husband, dad and papa lost his
long-time battle with heart failure, and is now safe in Jehovah’s memory. We
eagerly await the time when we will all be together again in Paradise.
Terry was born Feb.
11, 1942, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Guy and Hattie Huston. He attended Albany
Union High School and graduated in June 1960. In high school he played football
and lettered in wrestling.
After high school
Terry volunteered time to his God by spending four years at the World
Headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses from 1961 to 1965. While in New York, he
met the love of his life, Miriam Bagnell, and they were married March 6, 1965.
They first made their home in Massachusetts, having three girls, Pollyanna, Penny
and Peggy. The family made the cross country move back to Terry’s roots and
settled in Albany in 1977. Terry held several positions during his career, but
he was most proud of his business, Terry Huston Janitorial Service, which
gainfully employed all three of his girls and most of his sons-in-law in their
teenage years. Terry retired in 2006.
Terry loved being a
husband, father, grandfather and most recently a great-grandfather but being a
servant of Jehovah was his most important role. Terry dedicated his life to
Jehovah on Aug. 7, 1954. Throughout his life he served Jehovah as a Special
Pioneer, Regular Pioneer, Congregation Elder, and worked with the Regional
Building Committee. Of all his privileges, he loved talking to others about the
hope of God’s Kingdom. He did so tirelessly up to his death.
Terry loved the beach,
loved preaching and loved ice cream! Papa you will be missed. Terry is survived
by his wife of 50 years, Miriam; daughters Pollyanna Spegel and husband Jimmy,
Penny Bailey and husband Stan, and Peggy Stiles and husband Gene; grandchildren
Lillian Barnes and husband Ed, Megan Spegel, Benjamin Bailey and Emma Stiles;
great-grandchild Violet Barnes; and brother Richard Coe.
A memorial service
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s
Witnesses, 150 S. Eighth St., Lebanon.
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