Terry Lynn DESMOND

Terry left this world 4 days after her 66th birthday with her loving husband of nearly 5 decades, Jeff Desmond, at her bedside after a battle with mucosal melanoma. She’s also survived by her mother and friend Cathy Tucker, sisters and friends Chrisy Tucker and Debi Hunt, children Melanie Brown, Daniel Desmond and Nicole Desmond, granddaughters Adriana and Miabella Brown, sister-in-law and friend Connie Metz, new daughter-in-law Anne Desmond and her slightly neurotic but devoted dog Molly. She was preceded in death by her father Pete Tucker, sister Cindy Tucker and mother-in-law Naomi Killian and many others we love and miss. Terry spent most of her life in the Overland, MO area and graduated from Ritenour High School. She loved going to see live music and attending outdoor festivals with her husband and she was an Olympic level bargain hunter who always filled much of her time going to garage sales, craft fairs and traveling with her mom whenever she got the opportunity. Over the years she has been a room mom, Girl Scout leader, an occasional hospitality worker, animal lover, holiday-magic-maker, homemaker and wonderful mother and wife. She was kind, quiet but incredibly strong, and loved to laugh. Some of her last days at the very end were spent with her husband who rarely left her side, her children, mother and sisters and getting one last visit in with as many of her family and friends as she could, which I know she deeply wanted. Her memorial service and celebration of life will be on the informal side, which was her style, at Alternative Funeral & Cremation Services on Saturday, April 22, 2023. A little after 1:00 we’ll begin with a few special readings or songs followed by time for family and friends who would like to share their thoughts and memories. Feel free to come anytime you like between 1:00 and 4:00 to pay your respects and visit with others. Mucosal melanoma, which I had never heard of before her diagnosis, is basically skin cancer on the inside. It is somewhat rare, but very aggressive with a poor prognosis. In lieu of flowers please consider donating to the organization below or to the gofundme organized by her daughter Melanie to help offset a little of the burial and headstone expenses when Terry’s ashes are laid to rest. https://www.gofundme.com/f/terry-desmond-burial-expenses?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1 https://mmwarriors.org/

Terry Lynn DESMOND

April 8, 1957 - April 12, 2023