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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272242
Title: Terry A. Starkey
Date: 5/8/1950-7/7/2026
Inscription/Marks: 5/8/1950
Summary: Terry Allen Starkey, of Williston, ND, passed away on July 7, 2026. A celebration of life was held August 1, 2026, in Williston. Terry lived an adventurous life mostly on his own terms. He was a seismographer for several years after high school. He was paid to see country he read about as a youngster: The Blue Ridge Mountains, Everglades, Louisiana swamps, Death Valley, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, North and South Dakota. He met Debbie in Bismarck, ND, in 1979. He quit surveying to stay with the one love he always dreamed of finding. They moved to Williston in 1980. Debbie started a painting business and Terry roughnecked for about 15 years. He joined Debbie painting after getting hurt on the rigs.Terry and Debbie married in July 1981. Her teenage kids moved in with them in 1985. Terry and Deb were party people and were active in Williston Basin Riders raising money for Toys for Tots through the years. They helped build Ted E. Bear, a fiberglass parade float seen for many years at Band Day. Terry lost his beloved wife Debbie in July 2013 after 32 years. He continued to paint apartments until diagnosed with cancer in 2024. He was a proud man. He decided to live life on his own terms. He had always followed his own muse. His life was blessed and he passed a rich man, not rich with money, but with much love of family and friends. Stepping into the next existence will be another adventure he’s looking forward to. Love and Peace… Terry is survived by his stepson, Ken Mattson (Nicole) along with their children, Ken and Emily; his stepdaughter, Leanne Schindler (Bob), as well as Leanne’s son, Barrett; and his three brothers, Douglas, Monte, and Donald. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Debra, and his granddaughter, Amanda.
Red ID: FND_I_79734 Image ID: 596188 Image Notes: FND001 272242

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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