Sally Lou Terrill Henderson Malchow, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully September 21, 2026 surrounded by her family in Fruita Colorado. Sally was born on January 11, 1941 in Cheyenne, Wyoming to William Henry (Bill) and Lou Terrill. Her early years were spent on the Little Snake River where her parents owned the Baker Barn and Cafe. Mom had one brother, William (Billy) Albert Terrill. She also had a beloved cocker spaniel, Taffy Lou Terrill, who she taught to ride on the back of her bike. Everyone in Baggs, Wyoming knew the little girl with the bike riding dog.

The family moved to Craig, Colorado prior to her starting school and she spent all of her school years in Moffat County. She graduated in 1959 as a original member of the Simple Seven. The seven woman in this exclusive group would be a huge part of her life and she taught all of her children and many of her granddaughters the Simple Seven song.

“We are the Simple Seven, the High and Mightly Seven. We’ll always stick

together through thick and thin. We’ll always give em hell and you’ll always

hear us yell cuz we are the Simple Seven of MoCoHi”

Mom loved her childhood - with the exception of having to tolerate Billy - and was her daddy’s little girl. He was the light in her life. For him she pretended to ‘love’ limburger cheese. Grandpy won many a bet when, to his friends amazement, she would eat limburger cheese with a smile on her face as Grandpy collected a quarter or two. She was a good sport. She hated that cheese, but she never let on.

The love mom had for Grandpy would define her. Mom mourned his death every day of her life and waited in anticipation of being reunited with him again.

During high school, she fell in love with a tall handsome man, Ken Henderson. She would later say she loved his 1958 chevrolet car. They were married on June 3, 1960, while atttending Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Their marriage was later solemnized in 1962 in the Manti Temple. They were blessed with six children. Five girls (Lori, Julie, Jill, Amy and Leslie) and moms favorite, her son, Mel. They spent their early marriage in Craig, Colorado where daddy ran Henderson Construction Company and later, where he was the mine supervisor for Silengo Coal Company.

Mom spent her time wrangling and raising her children and going to the Tasty Freeze for frozen cokes with her good friend ‘Oatha Mary’ and Shirley Seeley, with 14 kids between them.

Mom enjoyed cooking. That would serve us well when in 1976, Dad quit the coal mine and bought Mesa Lakes Resort, on the Grand Mesa in Colorado.

Mesa Lakes Resort was where mom would become a local favorite. There she would become famous for her baking. People came from all over to eat moms cinnamon rolls. Dad called them “Sal’s Big Buns”.

Mom didn’t know a stranger and enjoyed interacting with people from all walks of life. She was a great story teller mainly because her motto was ‘don’t let a few facts ruin a good story’.

Mom loved the people she associated with and the teenagers she would mentor - Jimmy Stites might of. been her favorite. It was at Mesa Lakes Resort, jokingly known as Hilters Youth Camp, where not only her children, but many other teenagers, would learn how to work hard from being a part of moms orbit. Although Mom was fun and included everyone she also expected hard work, even at a young age. She was a firm believer in the adage, ‘with the right step stool, any child can wash a dish’.

Because of her fun-loving personality, at the end of a long work day when most people would be going to bed, mom was loading up her van - famously known as Maxine - with teenagers for a nightly pie run at Thompsons Truck Stop or marshmallow roast at Lands End. There was no better pie than at Mesa Lakes Resort but Mom and her side kick, Winnie, were the goodtimers who loved to go...no matter the time or greasy fries...and be back bright and early, to open the Resort, accompanied by exhausted, complaining teenagers.

Although mom and dad would later divorce, mom was his greatest cheerleader. Daddy could not have a better friend than our mom.

Mom had an unwavering testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She would convert at the tender age of sixteen with the support of Grandpy, who would later also convert.

Prayer would be an important part of her. Although mom had many challenges throughout her life, her faith never wavered and she knew Heavenly Father was a prayer away. She never got into a car where she didn’t pray for safetly and had a strong testimony that her prayers were heard. Even as dementia took over control of her memory, she could still recite scripture and hymns.

In 2001, mom married Richard (Dick) Malchow. We are so lucky to have Dick in our life. Dick was a wonderful companion to our mother. We will always be grateful for his unconditional love for her and we, her children.

Mom and Dick spent 20 years taking bucket list trips. They became snowbirds dividing their time between Fruita, Colorado and Mesa, Az.

Mom loved to spend the winters in Mesa near Amy and Lauri. She loved their (daily) trips for Andys custard, their weekly movie attendance, the never empty popcorn cups, and their regular trips to the temple. Amy and mom were two peas in a pod. She loved being in Mesa and mourned the time when it became obvious, due to her health, she could not return, spending her last remaining years in Fruita.

The last few years of her life, mom would spend near her daughters, Lori and Leslie and her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

We are so grateful to Lori for taking the responsibilities of seeing that Mom was in a safe place and cared for.

We are so grateful to our niece, Amanda, and her husband, Jack, for all their care that they provided mom. For the care they continue to provide Dick and for Amandas constant vigilance of their needs.

We are grateful to the staff and doctors of the Family Health West Memory Care, especially the director, Jason Davis and his wife Amanda for their personal friendship to our family and Jasons unending patience and compassion for both mom and Dick. Also Dr. Korrey Klein and Dr. John Draminski, for their care of our mother over the years.

We would also like to express our gratitude to Dr. Dane Christiansen, her dentist. Anyone who knew our mother knew she had to love her dentist to be seen there. We appreciate all he did for her. Also Dr. Gary Cornberg. Dr. Cornberg would serve as her eye doctor for years but also was the best home teacher she ever had.

Mom is survived by her husband, Dick. Her children Lori Randall (Mickey), Julie Marsh (Jerry), Jill Brown, Amy Boeru (Lauri), Mel Henderson (Jon) and Leslie Mantlo (Mickey). 21 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

She was proceeded in death by her parents and her brother, Billy. Her son in law, Mel Brown (Sonny), her grandson, Lucas Terrill Kitchen and her great grandson, William Hank Walker.

Her funeral will be Saturday September 26 at 11:00 am.

LDS church

417 E Ottley

Fruita Colorado

Mom will be laid to rest in Craig, Colorado near many friends and family