Terry Lynn Carlson Parkhurst-Whipp, 78, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-65 where she excelled in basketball, with her scoring skills earning her all-state recognition. The highly-regarded Look Magazine team invited her to join them but, instead, she chose to attend Boone Junior College and Iowa State University. In 1970, she married Willie Parkhurst in Boone. The couple started their family on a farm in Winston, Mo. While Willie raised Charolais beef cattle, Terry was a school secretary. In 1980, the couple moved back to the Boone area. Terry worked in Ames at the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Services and the couple's children attended United Community school. Willie passed away in 2000 and Terry married Shannon Whipp in 2007. The couple moved to a farm near Leon. Terry moved back to the Boone area in 2017 after Shannon's death. She enjoyed following the success of both the ISU and Iowa women's basketball teams. Survivors include daughters Kammie (Jeffrey) Friese and Shelly (James) Biladeau and three sisters, including Linda Hoppe and Karen (Doug) Brezina both of Boone and Tammie (Michael) Wallace. Terry had battled kidney disease in her final years. Services in Boone.
Iver P. Oppedahl, 86, Boone/Westhaven. Born in Stanhope. BHS-58. His entire work career was spent as a welder for Quinn Wire and Iron Works. Iver was a longtime member of the Za-Ga-Zig Shriners of Pilot Mound. He enjoyed motorcycles. Survivors include his siblings, Jo Ann Tolyan and David (Janice) Oppedahl of Boone and Suzanne Oppedahl of Ames. Iver was cremated and no services are planned.
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