Mary Terrell

Mary Terrell

• Father: Joseph Percy Terrell b. 5 October 1892, d. 15 March 1970
• Mother: Ruth E. Lewis b. 10 October 1895, d. 1 January 1976

• Mary Terrell was born on 8 May 1918 in Texas.
• Joseph Percy Terrell and Ruth E. Lewis appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas, enumerated next to Percy's father's brother E. H. Terrell. Other members of the household included Mary Terrell, Marietta E. Sangster and Mary Sangster Terrell. Also in the household were two servants.
• The following appeared on 26 March 1922 in The Houston Post: (Magnolia-Central Park) Mrs. Percy Terrell and little daughter Mary from Navasota spent the week with Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Lewis.
• Joseph Percy Terrell and Ruth E. Lewis appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Navasota, Grimes County, Georgia, at 905 Nolan Street enumerated next to the household of Percy's father's brother Ed H. Terrell.. Other members of the household included Mary Terrell, William Joseph Terrell.
• She married William Frank Bachus.
• William Frank Bachus and Mary Terrell appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Brazos County, Texas. Other members of the household included Marietta Bachus. In 1935, both were living in Navasota.
• She married Clyde Gilbert Pederson, son of Otto Marion Pederson and Nina Lillian Womack.
• Mary Terrell became a widow at the 25 March 1985 death of her husband Clyde Gilbert Pederson.
• Mary Terrell died on 22 November 2008 at age 90 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at Vosswood Nursing Home.
• She was interred at Oakland Cemetery, Navasota, Grimes County, Texas.
• The following was published online by Nobles Funeral Home: Mary Terrell Pederson, 90, of Houston and formerly of Navasota, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Vosswood Nursing Home in Houston. Graveside services will be held in Oakland Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Craig Sanders officiating. Visitation was held Tuesday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Nobles Funeral Chapel.
       Mary was born May 8, 1918, in Navasota to Joseph Percy & Ruth Lewis Terrell. After graduating high school she attended the University of Oklahoma and was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. She then married Clyde Pederson and raised her family. In addition to helping her husband work in his store, Mary also worked in the nursing home. She was a faithful church member and an elder of the First Presbyterian Church where she also taught Bible and Sunday school, and she generously contributed to the Austin Presbyterian Seminary. Mary's favorite hobby was playing Bridge and she was a loyal member of the Tuesday Bridge Club.
       She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Pederson and daughter, Marietta Pederson.
       Mrs. Pederson is survived by her children, Ruth Lewis Pederson Hoke and husband Dewey of Houston, Terry Pederson McElroy and husband Sammy of Navasota, Helen Pederson Sechelski and husband Michael of Houston, Clyde Pederson, Jr. and wife Susan of The Woodlands, and Rev. William Pederson and wife Barbara of Matthews, NC; brother, William Joseph Terrell of Navasota; grandchildren, Terry Elaine Estes and husband Brent, Dewey Hoke, Jr. and wife Jennifer, Mike Pederson, Mark Pederson and wife Kristi, Sarah Elizabeth & Rachel Leigh Sechelski, and Sarah Catherine & Addie Marie Pederson; great-grandchildren, Emily Estes, Ryan Estes, Josh Hoke, Cecil Hoke, Ross Pederson, and Marcus Pederson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
       Serving as pallbearers are Bill Terrell, Jr. of Navasota, Dewey Hoke, Jr. of Magnolia, Ricky Isbell of Navasota, Brent Estes of Houston, Mike Pederson of Anderson, and Mark Pederson of Lago Vista.
       For those who desire, memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Women of the Church.
       The family would like to give special thanks to the nursing staff at Vosswood Nursing Center, Affections Home Care, and Odyssey Hospice Care for all of their care and love offered to Mary.
• The following appeared on 25 November 2008 in the Houston Chronicle: Mary Terrell Pederson, 90, of Houston and formerly of Navasota, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Vosswood Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 26 at Oakland Cemetery in Navasota. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Craig Sanders officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Nobles Funeral Chapel in Navasota.

• Last Edited: 9 Sep 2016