Theresa Kay "Terry" (Naff) Coulson
Obituaries
d page 6C - January 9, 2022
Theresa “Terry”
Coulson
March 31, 1936 - November 26, 2021
Theresa “Terry” Kay
Coulson (Naff), 85, passed
away at home on Friday,
November 26, 2021, from
natural causes in Portland,
TN.
Terry was born March
31, 1936, to Theodore and Mary (Arriza) Naff in
Durango, Colorado.
She is survived by her husband, George Torre, of
Portland, TN; ex-husband, Delbert Coulson, of Grand
Junction, CO; daughters, Kym (Tim) Bevan, of Grand
Junction, CO; Della (Edward) Gomez, of Grand
Junction, CO; Terran (Mike) Bishop, of Portland, TN,
and Kris Coulson (Tom McKendry), of Crested Butte,
CO; eight grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Terry is also survived by sisters, Elsie (Ted) Sullivan
and Cathy Naff, of Grand Junction, CO, and brother,
Richard (Becky) Naff, of Lakewood, CO. She was
preceded in death by her parents; sister, Carmen
(Richard) Burkhart, and brother, Gerald Naff.
Terry attended schools in Appleton and Grand
Junction, graduating from Grand Junction High School
in 1954. She was in the last radiology class taught by St.
Mary’s Hospital and worked as a radiology technician
in Grand Junction and Tennessee. She was also active
with the Mesa County Republican Party.
Terry loved to hike, raft, ski, canoe, and go spelunking.
She also traveled to Europe, skied the Swiss Alps, and
visited extended family in the Basque region of northern
Spain. In her later years, she re-ignited her passion of
painting. She was proud of her Spanish Basque heritage
and would use the Basque Irrintzi (sheepherders call)
to call to her family while skiing on the slopes of
Powderhorn ski area.
Once in Tennessee, Terry became a master gardener
and gave of her time and knowledge to Andrew
Jackson’s Hermitage and the town of Old Hickory. She
was an active member of the Orlinda Senior Center and
the Robertson County Republicans.
A memorial service will be held at Callahan-Edfast
Mortuary on January 15, at 2:00 p.m. Burial at Calvary
Cemetery on Orchard Mesa to follow, with a gathering
at the Redlands Community Center at 4:00 p.m. A main
course will be provided. Side dishes are welcome
