Terri Lynn Opperman was born to Elizabeth Jane Vreeland Opperman and Rudolf Christian Albert Opperman on April 17, 1964. A native Texan, Terri graduated from T.S.T.C. after high school and was active in computer services. She set up and maintained the St. Joseph Catholic Church website, where she was a member. She was responsible for the weekly mass on the website and other computer services. She loved playing online games and had a vast social network of friends. She was a youth leader for the junior and senior high school and for many, many years she worked with Vacation Bible School and the Sunday morning Sunday school and Sacramental Preparation programs. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters and the Americas Court Santa Maria #184. She had been a resident of Marshall for sixteen years, moving here from Riverside, California. She was formerly employed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Marshall as a claims analyst. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 30, 2011 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Denzel Vithanage officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph Cemetery under the direction of Downs Funeral Home. Visitation will be Thursday, September 29, 2011 from 6:00 -7:00 p.m. at the Downs Funeral Home with Rosary being said at 7:00 p.m. Miss Opperman passed away Saturday, September 24, 2011 in Marshall. Survivors are her brother, Mark Opperman and sister-in-law, Theresa Opperman, both of Marshall; nephew, Christopher Opperman and wife Andrea of Helendale, California; niece, Crystal Ogden and husband David of Marshall, Texas; great nieces and nephews, Collin Opperman of Helendale, California, Jackson, Logan, and Haley Ogden of Marshall; and her extended family, Paul and Charlotte Smith of Marshall, Michael and Melissa Smith, Alaura and Dillon all of Henderson, Texas, Jonathan Smith, Shannon and Noah all of Marshall and Kimberly Smith and Julie Warfield of Marshall, Dorothy Bloom, Rachael and Amber Bloom also of Marshall. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, Richard Opperman. Pallbearers will be Jonathan Smith, David Ziegler, Paul Smith, Ron Enochs, Alton Fugler and David Ogden. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to: Youth Ministry of St. Joseph Catholic Church, 410 N. Alamo, Marshall, Texas 75670.