GUILLORY, Terrell A. II - b. October 12, 1954 - d. February 27, 2022

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Terrell A. Guillory II, 67, of Howard, Kansas, passed away on February 27, 2022 at Montgomery Place Nursing Home in Independence, Kansas.  He was born October 12, 1954 in Waco, Texas, the only chjild of Terrell A., Sr.  and Angela (Marshall) Guillory.

Terrell and his third wife, Mary Lynne Thompson, met in Chanute, Kansas in 2001 and were married in 2007 in Howard, Kansas.  They divorced in 2016. 

Terrell was a graduate of Issaquah High School in Washington and attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas.  He worked in graphic design and screenprinting and as an administrative assistant.  After moving to Wichita, Kansas, he studied computer science and wrote tax software for CCH there.  He most recently was a veterinary assistant at Howard Veterinary Clinic in Howard, Kasnas.  It was this work that gave him the greatest pleasure.

Terrell was a United States Navy veteran, serving aboard the John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier in the early 1970s.  He lived all over the United States including Indiana, Texas, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.  He most recently called Southeast Kansas his home where he enjoyed the slower pace of small-town life and the close friendships he made there. 

Terrell was a member of the former New Thought Community Church in Wichita, Kansas.  Visiting the Creative Life Spiritual Center in Spring, Texasa was a highlight of recent travels.  He volunteered with Compeer at the Mental Health Association of South Central Kasnas, served on the Board of Directors of the Howard City Library, and was a member of the Howard Lions Club.  He had many intersts including reading, tinkering with computers, listening to music, woodworking, and puttering around the home place.  He also loved sailing and anything related to boat-building.

Terrell was kind to all he met.  He was cheerful and generous with friends and strangers alike.  He was best known for his love of animals, his gift with words, and his delightful sense of humor.

Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349 was entrusted with arrangements.  (

(submitted by Lynne Thompson) 

[patyrn]

Terrell Guillory, age 67, a resident of Howard, Kansas, passed away February 27, 2022 at Montgomery Place Nursing Home in Independence, Kansas.  He was born on October 12, 1954 in Waco, Texas to Terrell A., Sr. and Angela (Marshall) Guillory.

Terrell will always be remembered as a brilliant and kind soul who always had time for everyone.  He was always helpful, no matter the task, and found a way to put a smile on your face with any conversation you were lucky enough to have with him.

Terrell worked off and on for Dr. Black at the Howard Veterinary Clinic for years and just absolutely adored all the animals.  He was as accepting of animals as he was with people, a friend to all.  He could play many differnt instruments and enjoyed jam sessions at his home with friends whenever they would stop by.  Terrell's infectious smile and kind personality was one in a million, and he will be dearly remembered and sorely missed.

Terrell is survived by his many, many friends.  He is preceded in death by his parents.  Cremation has been requested with services to potentially be held at a later date to honor Terrell's life with the community of Howard.  Online condolences can be left at www.countrysidefh.com.  Services have been entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)