Mattereal (Terrel) Winzer was born March 28, 1924 to Charlie and Elvia Winzer in Athens, La. He was the fourth child of nine sibblings: Woodrow Winzer (deceased), John A. Winzer (deceased) Elvira Sykes, Charles W. Winzer, Sr. (deceased), Mervell Bracewell, Lorean Hankinson, Auteria Winzer, Sr. and Wilkie Winzer (deceased). He became a member of Point Pleasant CME Church at an early age. Terrel and Florence A. Coleman were united in matrimony in 1945, and three children were born to this union; Larry, Carolyn and Lorraine (deceased). In 1950, he wed Rosie L. Russell, and they remained united until her death in 2013. Terrel enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1948 and served as a guided missile instructor for several years. He retired in 1969. He leaves to cherish his memory; two children: Larry J. Winzer and Carolyn A. Winzer; four grandchildren: Angela Jones, Nikkita Winzer, Melanie Winzer, and Charles W. Winzer; and 19 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by grandson Bruce Winzer.
