Terrell “Terry” W. Sturgell, 72, of Paris, passed away at 6:20 a.m.  Saturday, March 11, 2023, at IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind.

A funeral service is 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, at Stewart and Carroll Funeral Home. Burial follows in Edgar Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the funeral Home.

Mr. Sturgell was born on Dec. 17, 1950, in Paris, Illinois the son of William M. and Lela Catherine Brown Sturgell. He married Debora Kay Walters on Aug. 30, 1975, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Paris and she survives.

Survivors include his children, Kris Sturgell (Jaime Rukstales) of Gurnee and Travis (Stefanie) Sturgell of Paris; his two grandchildren, Kade Ray and Jones Sturgell; and his siblings, Mark Sturgell of Decatur, Becky Guthrie of St. Charles, Mo., Betty Kay Lammle of Olathe, Kan. and Cindy Muchow of Paris.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William M. and Lela Catherine Sturgell.

In his younger years, he was an insurance agent for Prudential and Holley Insurance before following his passion and farming for almost 40 years.

Mr. Sturgell was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church and former member Trinity United Methodist Church in Paris.

He was a former Paris City Council Commissioner, Edgar County Farm Bureau director and past president, a Crestwood School bus driver, Paris Jaycees, Prairie Masonic Lodge #77, Edgar County Ambulance Board and was instrumental in the implementation of the 911 system.

Mr. Sturgell was avid Fighting Illini, Chicago Bears and St. Louis Cardinals fan. He enjoyed reading, especially historical books. He also enjoyed jigsaw puzzles and watching TV and was a former basketball referee, high school Sunday school teacher and member of the Edgar County Farm Bureau Bowling League and the Mens Club at church. 

Memorial donations may be made to Otterbein United Methodist Church or Edgar County Farm Bureau.

Online condolences at www.stewartandcarrollfuneralhome.com.