Terry Henry Cheek

Terry was born in Mena, Arkansas. He was two years old when he moved to California, and he still had memories of that train trip. He lived in Reedley where he played in a junk yard and had scars to prove it. At the age of five he moved to Madera. Terry worked hard on the ranch for his parents, and was driving a tractor by the age of nine. He loved baseball and played in Little League, Madera Union High School, and Reedley College. He also played football in high school. Terry was a New York Yankees and San Francisco 49ers fan since childhood. Terry went to work for Anderson Clayton foods (ACCO) in 1965 and retired from Archer Daniel Midland (ADM) in 2007. He worked at the same edible oils plant for 42 years under several different companies. Terry married his childhood sweetheart and they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past August. They were blessed with a wonderful son and daughter and four precious grandchildren. He enjoyed many activities which included bowling (he bowled a high game of 256), backpacking, fishing, and camping, but golf was his favorite. Terry belonged to Fresno Bell Golf Club for many years and won the golf championship for the second time this past October. He liked to tell jokes and had a quick wit. Terry liked going to Disneyland and riding the Pirates of the Caribbean, going to the coast at Cayucos/Morro Bay and golfing, and going every year to the Southern Gospel Fan Festival. Terry was fun loving and will be missed very much by everyone that knew him.

erry was preceded in death by his parents, Olen and Delia Cheek, his older brother, Delbert Cheek, and his twin brother, Jerry Cheek. Terry is survived by his beloved wife Linda, his son Michael Cheek , his daughter and her husband Lora and Bill Shrewsbury, his granddaughters Caitlyn Ray, Morgan Ray, and Taylor Cheek, his grandson Byron Cheek, and his sisters Wanda Goossen and Ann Collins.