Terri Lynn Wattay, VDM, age 59, of Berlin, MD passed away Monday, October 10, 2022 at University of Maryland Hospital. She was born in Salisbury and was the daughter of Carol Ann (Bishop) Parsons and the late Kenneth Douglas Whittington Sr.
Terri was a retired Veterinarian from Berlin Animal Hospital. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Salisbury and Atlantic United Methodist Church in Ocean City. She was a member of the WACS Center.
Terri was always out to help the less fortunate and encouraging others. She and her mother graduated together from Salisbury State College in 1985 and then she graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1989. She dedicated her life to saving and loving animals. Terri loved spending time in the garden with her flowers, birds and God. Her simple pleasures were hot tea, Coca-Cola, lobster and cheese.
She is survived by her mother, Carol A. Parsons and step father Richard of Salisbury; a son, Benjamin G. Wattay of Smyrna, DE; a daughter, Jessica L. Wattay of Kennett Square, PA; a brother, K. Douglas Whittington, Jr. and his wife Carol Anne of Cambridge; a sister, Beth Whittington and her fianc Dan Childers of Ocean City; her step-mother, Dee Whittington of Berlin; a step-sister, Lisa Reed and her husband Roger of Berlin; a uncle, Roland Jennings Whittington and his wife Susan; a niece, Krista Drescher; a great nephew, Drake Stolba; her cousins, Michael Whittington, Robbie Whittington and Gary Whittington and her fur babies, Yona (little bear), Halo and Weezy.
A memorial service will be held at 2pm on October 14, 2022 at Atlantic United Methodist Church in Ocean City with Rev. George Patterson officiating. Friends may call an hour before the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Worcester County Humane Society, P.O. Box 48, Berlin, MD 21811 or the WACS Center, 11827 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City, MD 21842.
