Elizabeth Teters (Bolivar)'s Obituary
Elizabeth Teters, age 87 of Bolivar, Missouri passed away at 11:00am on Thursday morning, December 27, 2012 at Parkview Healthcare Facility in Bolivar.
She was born on May 26, 1925 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Samuel Courts Redford, Sr. and Helen Ruth (Ford) Redford. The family moved to Bolivar when Dr. Redford became president of Southwest Baptist College. She accepted Christ at an early age and joined the first Baptist Church in Bolivar and remained a member until her death.
Elizabeth and Roy E. Teters, Jr. were married from 1942 until 1974. They had two children Janet Lea Teters and Larry Roy Teters.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Courts and Ruth Redford, one daughter, Janet Snook, two sisters, Virginia Hopper and Carolyn Redford, and a brother, John Morgan Redford.
Elizabeth is survived by her son, Larry Teters and his wife Nancy of Rogersville, MO., son-in-law, James Snook of Florence, AZ., three sisters, Rosemary McCord and her husband Al of Norman, OK., Sylvia Peavy of Buford, GA., Jeanette Redford of The Villages, FL., three brothers, Samuel Courts Redford, Jr. and his wife Joan of Los Angeles, CA., David Eugene Redford and his wife Joan of Tucker, GA., William Robert Redford and his wife Pat of Decatur, GA., seven grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. She is also survived by Charles Fraser, who gave her love and care for the last 18 years of her life, a brother-in-law, Bo Russell of Kansas City, MO., many relatives and a host of friends.
Elizabeth worked at Teters Nursery & Floral with Roy and his parents, Roy & Mabel Teters for many years after Roy, Jr. returned from serving in WWII. She would prepare the flowers for the floral pieces, make deliveries, and even hand carry monthly statements to customers.
She was a member of the PEO, The Thursday Music Club, the Ladies Golf Association, many bridge clubs and Tennis groups. She served as president of the PTA and was a room mother every year her children were in grade school. She served on the board of the Redford School of Theology, played her violin in the Springfield Symphony for several years, sang in the First Baptist Church choir and taught a Sunday School class for high school
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