March 8, 1942 – December 13, 2020
Shirley Elaine "Terri" Jantzen, of Edmond, Oklahoma, went to be with the Lord on December 13th, 2020.
She was preceded in death by her father, Orville Charles Jantzen, mother, Esther S. Smalley, brother, Gene Jantzen, step grandson, Devin Powell and step granddaughter, Alisha Powell.
She is survived by her brother in-law and sister, John and Judy McNerney, half-brother and sister in-law, Dwight and Tricia Jantzen.
She will be lovingly remembered by all of her children and their families.
Her sons and daughter in-laws: Jeffrey and Roberta Dilley, Todd and Kitty Dilley.
Son: Steven Dilley. Daughter: Kerrie Buchanan.
Step-sons and step daughter in-laws: Ron Jr and Patty Powell, Erik and Meredith Powell.
Step Son: Steve Powell
Granddaughters: Madison, Audrey, and Kennedy Buchanan. Grandson: David Dilley.
Step grandchildren: Jeremy Powell, Zachary Powell, Christopher, and BreeAnn Powell and Lora Miller.
Step-Great grandchildren: Alyssa and Kaylee Powell
Terri started her career during high school with GTE (General Telephone Company, now Verizon). She retired from GTE and because of her love for work, returned to the workforce at Logix in OKC.
She enjoyed keeping an orderly home, cooking, baking, cleaning, and organizing. She made it a priority to begin her mornings with coffee in her cup, fur baby in her lap and the Bible in her hands. She valued her time with the Lord and prayed for the world, our country, her family and friends.
If she wasn't watching Fox News, she was watching a Hallmark movie, listening to an old sermon, or teaching. She was a passionate student of the Bible and craved to know more about God each day.
She had so much fun going on lunch dates with her former work friends or playing cards with her friends from church. She kept up with longtime friendships and others "not so close in distance" family members with weekly or frequent phone calls.
She was a great listener and would always remind us to seek help from the Lord to guide us through our situations. She of course would help in anyway that she could, but fervently believed in the power of prayer and trusted that God would see us through.
Terri will be remembered for her kind heart, big hugs, beautiful smile, her love for the Lord, friends, and family.
Celebration of Life gathering will be held on Saturday, May 7th, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Edmond Church of Christ.