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C. W. Teel
13 Mar 1917 – 14 Mar 2001
| Birth | 13 Mar 1917 |
| Death | 14 Mar 2001 |
| Cemetery | Mexia City Cemetery Mexia , Limestone County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | James Coston on 10 Apr 2022 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54575628 |
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C.W. Teel, 84 March 21, 2001 C.W. Teel, longtime resident of Mexia and local drugstore owner, died March 14, at his home. Born March 13, 1917, to Chester Windfield and Vera Johnson Teel in Commerce, Teel moved to Mexia when he was three. A 1934 graduate of Mexia High School, he played football for a year and earned all-district honors. His football ability brought him a scholarship to Kilgore Junior College. He also attended Westminster Junior College in Tehuacana. In October 1942, Teel entered the Army Air Corps. He married Barbara Louis Douglass in March of 1943 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in May of the same year. He served for 15 months in the European Theater of Operations, receiving a bronze star and a victory medal. He returned to the U.S. and was discharged in May of 1946 as a 1st Lieutenant. After the war, Teel returned to college at the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated in January 1949 with a B.S. in Pharmacy. He began his drugstore career in Mexia at Cox and Forrest Drug Store where he worked for three years. He was also employed at Tidwell's Drug Store. Upon graduating from UT, Teel worked at Kendrick & Horn Drug Co. in Mexia. After 17 years as an employee, Teel purchased Kendrick & Horn where he worked until his semi-retirement in 1975. Teel served on the Mexia ISD School Board for 10 years. He served as president during the land purchase and construction of the current Mexia High School. He served as president of the Mexia Jaycees, and was named the "1952 Outstanding Young Man of Mexia" for his distinguished service to the community, his leadership of the Jaycee organization, and for his personal participation in all phases of Jaycee activities. During this time Teel was instrumental in starting the downtown Christmas decorations, as well as a Pee Wee football team. In 1957, Teel received the V.F.W. No. 4694 Outstanding Citizenship award. He was also honored by the FFA. Teel was a 60-year member of the Springfield Masonic Lodge No. 74 and a one-time Boy Scout leader. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Teel is survived by his wife of 58 years, Barbara, of Mexia; five sons, Lain Teel and wife, Joanie, of Waco, Randy Teel and wife, Joan, of Mexia, David Teel and wife, Frankie, of Austin, and Joe Teel and Mike Teel, both of Mexia; three daughters, Marsha Smith of Mexia, Toni Douglass of Mexia and Mary Castillo and husband, Felipe, of League City; a sister, Pauline Himmel of El Paso; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services were held March 17 at Calvary Baptist Church. Officiating was Rev. Rick Gray, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, and the Rev. Lowell Skaggs, former pastor of Calvary. Pallbearers were Bob Himmel, Ed Himmel, Walter Van De Weghe, Paul Wayne Barger, the Rev. Lewis Peoples, Steven Lain Teel, Jason Teel and Bobby Teel. Honorary pallbearers were Bob McQueen, Rudolph Erickson, A.B. McBay, Bill Wind, Fred Culpepper, Randall Culpepper and the members of the Springfield Masonic Lodge No. 74. Burial was in Mexia Cemetery under the direction of Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home.
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1st LT US ARMY AIR-FORCES WORLD WAR II
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