Funeral Services for Ms. Teri Elaine Alexander, 47, of Tishomingo, Oklahoma will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:00 a. m. at the Freedom Fellowship Church in Fillmore, Oklahoma with Brother Randy Wade officiating.

Interment will follow in the Pontotoc Cemetery. 

 

Ms. Alexander passed away on April 14, 2017 as the result of an automobile accident.  A Wake Service will be held on Wednesday evening at 6:00 p. m. at the church.

 

Teri was born on April 9, 1970 in Talihina, Oklahoma to Larry Alexander and Hazel (Tyson) Alexander. She grew up in the Ardmore area and graduated from Ardmore High School in 1989. Afterward, Teri attended the DeVry University in Dallas, Texas where she was studying business management. Most recently, she had worked as a warehouseman at the Dollar Tree Distribution Center in Marietta, Oklahoma.  Teri was one of the original members of the latest edition of the Chickasaw Nation Stomp Dance Troupe. 

 

She was preceded in death by her father.

 

Teri is survived by her son, Jake Soap of Ada, Oklahoma; two daughters, Sigourney Meely of Durant, Oklahoma and Chelsea Gonzales of Sherman, Texas; her mother, Hazel James and husband Ronnie of Morrison, Oklahoma; three sisters, Melanie Alexander of Sherman, Autumn James of Morrison and Rainey Alexander of Ada; four brothers, Isaiah James of Morrison, Watt Alexander of Ada, Larry Gene Alexander of New Hampshire and Skylar Alexander of Ada; five grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

 

Casket Bearers for the service will be: Tommy Lewis, Greg Walker, R. T. Knight, Brandon James, Jonas Camp, Eric Battiest, Danny Ramirez and Randy Tyson.  Honorary Bearer will be: Devin Soap.