Marjorie "Marge" Terrell

Marjorie A. "Marge" (Beck) Terrell, 93, of Monrovia, passed peacefully on March 13, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Born at home in Bainbridge on June 14, 1932, to Clarence E. and Josephine L. (Walters) Beck, she grew up on a farm in rural Putnam County where hard work and simple country values shaped her character. She played clarinet in school and graduated from Bainbridge High School with the class of 1950.

After meeting her future husband on a blind date, Marge and William "Bill" Terrell dated for two years before marrying on August 25, 1950. They shared 71 years together until his passing in 2021. In 1953 they built their first and only home in the Milhon addition, where they raised their five children. The family created lasting memories camping in state parks, visiting Amish country, and taking bus tours to Branson, Missouri, and Pigeon Forge.

Marge was a devoted wife and mother whose greatest joys came from caring for her family. A talented seamstress and baker, she tended a large vegetable garden each year and preserved its harvest. She attended Gasburg Baptist Church, loved watching hummingbirds, and fed the neighborhood squirrels. Known for her spunky, stubborn spirit and unfiltered honesty, she kept her children in line with both love and firmness, and her candid ways often brought laughter to those around her.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Terrell; daughter Lisa Morgan; parents Clarence and Josephine Beck; and siblings Phyllis Sutherland, Gerald Beck, and Charles Richard Beck. Marge is survived by her children Diana Hernly, Terry Cooney (Mike), Gary Terrell (Lisa), and Doug Terrell (Jenny), all of Monrovia; her brother Gene Beck (Alice) of Bainbridge; many grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great-grandchildren with one more on the way. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.