Mary Teets

Mary R. Teets, 84 of Gortner, MD went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 27, 2010.

Born October 21, 1925 in Tunnelton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ross and Agnes (Funk) Trickett. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Rev. Charles E. Teets; two sons, Steven & Charlie Teets; son-in-law Larry Cohee; three brothers, Wallace, Pete & Richard Trickett; and by one sister Louise Wiles.

Mrs. Teets was a devoted & loving wife, mother and friend. She retired from Dennett Road Elementary School, as a Cafeteria Manager, after 30 years of employment with the Garrett County Board of Education. She was a member of Gortner Union Church; served as a pianist and Music Director at the Underwood U.B. Church; loved to cook, sew, crotchet and was an avid doll collector.

Surviving are two daughters, Linda Wilson and husband Yogi of Oakland, MD; Cheri Cohee of Antioch, TN; daughter-in-law, Sharon Teets of Oakland; two brothers, Bill Trickett and wife Rhea of Tunnelton, WV, Charles Trickett and wife Ruth of Kingwood, WV; sister-in-law & brother-in-law Maxine & Richard Shahan of Nutter Fort, WV; 11 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild; numerous nieces & nephews.

The family will receive friends at the David A. Burdock Funeral Home, P.A., 21 N. Second Street, Oakland, MD on Friday, April 30, 2010 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m.

Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 1, 2010 at the Gortner Union Church with the Rev. Steve Sauder officiating. Interment will follow in Garrett County Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of memorial donations, in her name, to the Goodwill Mennonite Nursing Home of Grantsville, MD.

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