Lillian B. Teeter
Lillian B. Teeter, 90, Warsaw, was called home by her Heavenly Father at 8:30 p.m., Dec. 21, 2017, at her residence.
She was born Oct. 7, 1927, in Richmond, Va. to Everett Beazley and Eva (Davis) Beazley. On June 11, 1949 she was married to Pastor Gerald Wilfred Teeter. They shared 34 years of marriage together before he passed away April 5, 1983.
Teeter was a resident of Kosciusko County for the past 34 years. She was a devoted pastor’s wife for 34 years and an avid prayer warrior. She loved children and taught children’s ministries in the church for over 50 years. Teeter was a member of Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church in Winona Lake. She worked at Grace Brethren Foreign Missions, the Warsaw Community Public Library and also Kosciusko County Head Start. She enjoyed knitting and loved to sing.
She is survived by her two daughters: Joy (Robert) Arenobine, Fort Wayne; Gay (John) Trier, Warsaw; five grandchildren: Jill (Kenny) Jennings, Auburn; Jodi Arenobine, Huntertown; Hollie (Daniel) Helmer, Houston; Michael (Anna) Trier, Winona Lake; Cindi Christine Trier, Warsaw; and seven grandchildren: Allie, Drew, Lydia, Julia, Mia, Phoebe and Luke; also surviving is her sister: Christine Beazley Miller, Richmond. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and her sister, Margaret Beazley Riddell.
Visitation will be held from 2-5 p.m. and 6-7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 27, at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, 1200 Kings Highway, Winona Lake. Her funeral service will follow at 7 p.m. and officiated by Pastor Robert Arenobine and Pastor John Teevan. Teeter will be laid to rest at Hillside Memorial Park in Akron, Ohio.
Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
Memorial donations in Lillian’s name may be directed to Encompass World Partners, P.O. Box 3298, Monument, CO 80132-3290; or to Lakeland Child Evangelism Ministries, P.O. Box 612, Winona Lake, IN 46590 and would be appreciated by the family.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s Web Site at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com