Terry Lee Dolan

Terry Lee Dolan, a 79-year-old Trenton resident, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Trenton.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021 at St. Columban Catholic Church in Chillicothe. A Parish Rosary will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Lindley Funeral Home at Chillicothe. The family requests that masks be worn at the Rosary and Mass.
Friends may call at the funeral home from noon until 8 p.m. on Thursday.
Burial will be held at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, north of Trenton.
Terry was born on May 16, 1941 in the Forks of the River in Grundy County, the son of Chester and Katherine Couch Dolan. He was a 1959 graduate of Trenton High School. After graduation, he attended Trenton Junior College, and graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia College of Agriculture.
He was united in marriage to Marie Gladbach on Sept. 17, 2011 in Trenton. She survives of the home.
Terry was a lifelong farmer and was the owner and broker of Heartland Realty in Trenton for many years. He was a recipient of the Outstanding Young Farmer Award, and was very active in FFA. In 1967, Terry was part of the Rotary Study Exchange Team that traveled to India. He was a member of the State FSA Committee, serving under President Carter, the Missouri Governor’s Agriculture Advisory Council and the State Soil and Water District Commission, serving under Governor Teasdale. He was also a member of the Grundy County Democratic Central Committee and was a former member of the Trenton Fair Board. Terry loved hunting and fishing, and enjoyed taking hunting and fishing trips to Canada, Colorado, and Florida. He enjoyed dancing, and entertaining family and friends at fish frys and barbecues.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Doug Dolan and his wife, Stephanie of Trenton; a daughter, Shari Kaye Viox and her husband, Tim of Columbia; four grandchildren, Scotty Dolan and his wife, Lerissa, Brandon Dolan, Cassidy Viox and Eva Viox; two step-grandchildren, Mason Clark and Emma Clark; two great-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild; and one great-granddaughter expected this summer. He is also survived by a brother, Gary Dolan and his wife, Ellen of Trenton; a sister-in-law, Margaret Gladbach of Columbia; two nephews, John Dolan and Aaron Dolan; and many cousins and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents; father- and mother-in-law, Gilbert R. and Mercedes Gladbach; and one great-nephew, Drew Dolan.
The family has suggested memorial contributions may be made to the Trenton FFA and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, Missouri 64601.