Dale Matthew Terrell

1931 - 2022

Dale Matthew Terrell, 90, a former long-time resident of West Milton, Ohio, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022, at the home of his daughter, in Calera, Ala. Dale was born in Dayton, Ohio, on June 22, 1931, and was the son of James Matthew and Betty Mae "Ruby" Terrell. Dale was a 1949 graduate of Madison Township High School in Trotwood, Ohio. He married Annabelle West on Feb. 3, 1950, and remained her true companion until her death in June 2017. Dale was a charter member of Trotwood Grace Brethren Church. He was an accomplished pianist, and turned his love of music into a vocation, spending over 50 years serving southern Ohio and surrounding areas as a piano tuner and technician.
Dale loved spending summers with his family in Chaplin visiting his grandfather, Walter; uncles, Everett, Ernon, Marion, Virgil and Stanley, and a host of other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Annabelle West Terrell; his parents, Jim Matt and Betty Mae; his brothers, Charles and John; and his sister, Betty Lou Mills.?
Dale is survived by his brother, Daniel Paul Terrell, of Prescott, Ariz.; children, Sharon (Tom) Stallter, of Scappoose, Oregon, Lynn Jones, of Englewood, Ohio, Mark (Elaine) Terrell, of Springfield, Ohio, and Christine Rowlette, of Calera, Ala.; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Private interment will be conducted at a later date in Chaplin.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be sent to: lcrowlette@gmail.com.