Terri Jo Durbin Keller (53) of Effingham

Terri Jo Durbin Keller (“TJ”) passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020, in her home, in Effingham, Illinois at 53 years of age.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 13, 2021, in Lockart-Green Funeral Home in Beecher City. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery in rural Cowden. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Lockart-Green Funeral Home is assisting the family.

She was born October 6, 1966, to Gordon and Mary Durbin (Mary Hass) in Vandalia, Illinois. She spent many years in Texas, returning to Effingham for the last several years. TJ was known for her spunk and adventurous spirit, her willingness to lend a hand and love of family.

Terri Jo was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Nicole Keller.

She is survived by brother, Carl Durbin of Beecher City, Illinois; sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and Todd West of Forsyth, Georgia; sisters: Jayna Fountain and Leann Burge of Alta, Texas; aunts and uncles: Leona and George Mikhail of Arizona, Leroy Duckett of Missouri, Brian Letford of Illinois, Ruth and Jerry Butkowski of Minnesota, Sonny and Linda Hass of Texas, and Lester Flood of Missouri. Additionally, TJ is survived by Dylan Keller of Illinois and many cousins and friends. We will miss her mischievous smile.

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