Terry K. Utter

Terry K. Utter, 62, of the Illinois Veterans Home, formerly of Tallahassee, Fla., died at 12:27 am Tuesday (March 15, 2011) in the home.

Born Dec. 14, 1948, in Quincy, Terry was a son of Charles and Doris Exon Utter.

Terry was employed in the hospitality industry as a general manager of a hotel in Tallahassee. He also did accounting and tax work for non-profit organizations and construction companies until retiring in 2008 due to ill health.

Terry served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, receiving the Vietnam Service Medal with three stars. In 1985, he was one of three veterans who donated their labor for the Vietnam Memorial in Tallahassee.

Terry was a member of Madison Park Christian Church. He enjoyed golfing, salt water fishing, reading and working on his computer, and was active in many social and fraternal organizations. He was a life member of the VFW and a 26-year member of the Moose.

Survivors include his mother, Doris Utter of Quincy; a daughter, Megan Utter of Thomasville Ga.; two brothers, Carl Utter of Boston and Lee Utter of St. Charles, Ill.; a sister, Karen Sue Brooks of St. Charles, Mo.; and three nephews, Joseph Brooks of Fort Bragg, N.C., Nathan Brooks of St. Charles, Mo., and Andrew Brooks of Kansas City, Mo.

Mr. Utter was preceded in death by his father.

SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday in the Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home with the Rev. Matt Wilson conducting. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery near Timewell.

VISITATION: at the time of the services Saturday. The family also will meet with friends at a luncheon in Madison Park Christian Church following the service.

MEMORIALS: Madison Park Christian Church or to the Illinois Veterans Home Activity Fund.

ARRANGEMENTS: Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.