After a life of love and quiet grace, Terry McElveen of Lincoln University, PA has passed.
Some stories deserve to be told slowly. This is one of them.
Terry spent her working life as ['paralegal and secretary'] — and was, by all accounts, loved by those who knew her best.
What is given freely returns in ways we cannot measure.
Terry Lawrence McElveen
June 22, 1950 - April 26, 2026
Terry Lawrence McElveen, age 75, of Lincoln University, Pa, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Sunday, April 26,2026.
Born in Biloxi, MS on June 22, 1950, she was the daughter of Mr. Leo P. Lawrence and Mrs. Betty Cerenich (Bills).
Terry was a graduate of Sacred Heart Catholic School and Jefferson Davis Community College. Through-out her professional career, she worked as a paralegal and secretary.
Growing up, Terry loved everything about the Gulf Coast, especially crabbing in the waters off the piers. She also took great pleasure in cooking, particularly true Cajun dishes and baking for family and friends. She was an avid reader who loved to read a good book with a big cup of coffee. Above all, Terry was extremely dedicated to her family and cherished each and every one of them, especially her grandchildren who she loved to spoil by taking them for sweet treats and shopping.
Terry is survived by her husband of 46 years, William A McElveen; daughters Mary Elizabeth (Lyzabeth) Tierce-Miller (Joseph Miller) of Newark, DE and Cynthia Leigh McElveen (Ronald Trice) of Gainesville, VA; siblings Jeffrey Lawrence, David Lawrence, and Becky Lawrence all of Biloxi, MS; 6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
A visitation for family and friends will be held from 3 pm until 4 pm on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, 121 West Park Place, Newark, DE, where a memorial service will begin at 4 pm. Inurnment will be held at a later date in South Carolina.
Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory is honored to serve the family of Terry Lawrence McElveen.
