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Cora Terrall Obituary

Cora "Kelly" M. Terrall

Des Moines

Kelly Terrall, 69, passed away August 27, 2013. She was born May 25, 1944 in Michigan City, IN.

Kelly worked for Ardan's Corporate Office for many years and also for TJMaxx. She enjoyed watching old movies, solving logic puzzles and spending time with her grandchildren.

Kelly is survived by her husband of 48 years, Jim; daughters, Erika (Bartt) Bendixen and Wendy (Ed) May; 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild; as well as her eight siblings. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Debbie Foster.

Memorial services will be held at 12 p.m., Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Hamilton's near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service time at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family in loving memory of Kelly.

Condolences for the family may be offered online at: www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by the Des Moines Register on Sep. 1, 2013.

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September 6, 2013

Jack and I offer our sympathy for the loss of your beautiful and courageous Kelly. Georgia Flater, Marshalltown

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September 2, 2013

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
God bless. Kelly will be truly missed.
All our love.

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