Lillian B. Teeter

Lillian B. Teeter of Warsaw, Indiana was called home by her Heavenly Father at 8:30 p.m. on December 21, 2017 at her residence at the age of 90. 

She was born on October 7, 1927 in Richmond, Virginia 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 on April 5, 1983.

Lillian was a resident of Kosciusko County, Indiana 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.   Lil  was a member of Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church in Winona Lake, Indiana.  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 will be lovingly remembered by her two daughters:  Joy (Robert) Arenobine (Fort Wayne, Indiana); Gay (John) Trier (Warsaw, Indiana); five grandchildren:  Jill (Kenny) Jennings (Auburn, Indiana); Jodi Arenobine (Huntertown, Indiana); Hollie (Daniel) Helmer (Houston, Texas); Michael (Anna) Trier (Winona Lake, Indiana); Cindi Christine Trier (Warsaw, Indiana); and seven great-grandchildren:  Allie, Drew, Lydia, Julia, Mia, Phoebe and Luke.  Also surviving is her sister:  Christine Beazley Miller (Richmond, Virginia).  She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and her sister Margaret Beazley Riddell.           

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, 1200 Kings Highway, Winona Lake, Indiana.  Her funeral service will follow at 7:00 p.m. and officiated by Pastor Robert Arenobine and Pastor John Teevan.   Lillian will be laid to rest at Hillside Memorial Park in Akron, Ohio.  Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, Indiana.

Memorial donations in Lillian’s name may be directed to Encompass World Partners, P.O. Box 3298, Monument, Colorado  80132-3290; or to Lakeland Child Evangelism Ministries, P.O. Box 612, Winona Lake, Indiana  46590 and would be appreciated by the family.

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