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Portrait of Bill V Terry
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Bill V Terry

May 2, 1947 – December 9, 2024
Lived 77 years
Lexington, KY
Life story

Bill V. Terry, age 77, of Hindman, KY, passed away Monday, December 9, 2024, at UK Medical Center in Lexington,

KY.

He was born at Lackey, KY on May 2. 1947 to Bethel Terry and Arda Lou Robinson Terry.

Bill graduated from Hindman High School in 1965 and from their went on to Alice Lloyd College and the University of

Kentucky. After graduating from University of Kentucky

he married the love of his life, Nancy Roop and they continued their education at Morehead University. They then

moved to Greenville, Ohio where they both taught. Bill taught Biology and coached basketball there. Later they

moved back to KY and he taught at Hindman High School for 1 year and coached basketball and baseball.

After a short return back to Ohio, they moved back to KY and he became Athletic Director at Knott County Central

High School. Bill was a big influence in the development of girls sports and other sports in Knott County.

He became director of Knott/Letcher/Perry Independent Coal Operator's Association. He lobbied for the coal industry

of Knott/Letcher/Perry in Frankfort. This lead Bill

to begin working in the insurance business to help coal operators and he later became co-founder of Premier

Insurance Managers, where he worked the remainder of his life.

He enjoyed mentoring young adults. He loved his family very much. He loved spending time with his daughter, Ty

and her husband John, and his granddaughters, Peyton and Parker.

He was a faithful member of Montgomery Baptist Church and he loved the Lord.

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Family milestones in gold, history for context

1947
Born May 2
1949
Bill was 2 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1958
Bill was 11 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1967
Bill was 20 when the first Super Bowl was played
1971
Bill was 24 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Bill was 35 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Bill was 51 when Google was founded
2005
Bill was 58 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2015
Bill was 68 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2022
Bill was 75 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2024
Passed away December 9, age 77
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