Teresa Kay Freeland, daughter of the late Bonard Newell and Mary Katherine Graue Newell, was born on July 15, 1955, in Arkansas, and departed this life on March 30, 2023, at her residence in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 67 years.

Mrs. Freeland worked as an in-home care aid for A Plus and she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Dexter.

On November 21, 1979, in Sikeston, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Edward Lee Freeland Sr. Mr. Freeland preceded her in death on January 19, 2012.

She is survived by her son, Edward Lee Freeland Jr. of Dexter, Missouri; by her daughter, Sharon Renee Weyand-Starr of Dexter, Missouri; by two brothers, David Newell of Perryville, Missouri, and Randy Newell of Sikeston, Missouri; by her sister, Sandra Hendrix of Dexter, Missouri; by five grandchildren, Brittney Cheyenne Freeland, Lee Marsh, Chelsie Montano, London Shroyer, and Cierra Weyand; and by three great-grandchildren, Damari Patton, Alijah Shroyer, and Greyson Shroyer.

Other than by her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Terry Newell; and by four sisters, Jennie Pulliam, Glenda Kearbey, Norma Hargrove, and Donna Pemberton.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.