Terry Blair Covell, 84, died peacefully on Friday, August 18, 2023, at Watauga Medical Center, Boone, North Carolina.

Terry was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Alvin and Salome (Kundert) Covell.  He served as an airman in the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command and worked as an installer-repairman for the Bell System in Gretna, Louisiana, and Boone, North Carolina.  He joined the David Crockett Volunteer Fire Department in Gretna, Louisiana, at the age of 16, and proudly served at David Crockett and the Boone Fire Department for over 40 years. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and volunteered with Grace Builders.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Sharon Rose (Singerman) Covell; his son, Wesley Covell; his daughters, Sherri Lowder, Rachel McAllister, and Alice Harmon; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and many dear friends.

A celebration of life will be held this fall in the beautiful North Carolina mountains, which Terry loved so dearly.  The family requests that remembrances be made in the form of contributions to the Watauga Humane Society or the American Heart Association.

Online condolences may be sent to the Covell Family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com

Hampton Funeral Service of Boone is in charge of arrangements.