Terry Council

Brother Terry Council, 63, of Union City passed away 9:26 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Dr. Melvin Poe will officiate. Burial will follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery near Troy.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the hour of services.
Terry was born March 4, 1958, in Union City, son of the late Tommy Joe Council and Nancy (Inscoe) Council Shelton and her husband, J.W. Shelton, of Union City. He married Julie Lynn (Dorris) Council July 21, 1975. She passed away Sept. 8, 2012. He then married Lorrie Tojo (Ferguson) Council July 27, 2015. She survives. He was the current pastor for Wynnburg Baptist Church near Tiptonville. Terry was a former associate pastor for Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rives, as well as an interim pastor to several local churches. He also went on a number of mission trips and loved playing golf.
He is also survived by four daughters, Mandi Lynn Council and Elizabeth Petty, both of Union City, Lana Copeland of Dukedom and Lindsey Jenkins of Troy; two sons, Tommy “T.C.” Council (Sarah) of Columbia, S.C., and Lance Copeland (Samantha) of Benton, Ky.; five grandchildren, Kaitlyn Rogers, Hunter Tolley, Hanna Tolley, Kelly Council and Izzy Council; one great-granddaughter, Maelynn Rogers; one brother, Ricky Council of Union City; and one sister, Missy Hill (Charlie) of Union City.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Donny Council and Ross Shelton.
To leave messages of condolence for the family, visit the funeral home website at www.emfuneralhome.com.

Published 1.4.22