Perry Lee Teeter, 89, of Cleveland, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. He was born on February 1, 1935, in Iredell County to the late Willis Lee Teeter and Sylvia Correll Teeter.
Perry was a member of Prospect Presbyterian Church, where he served as a Deacon and Elder. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Air National Guard.
He was a rodeo cowboy and won bull riding championships in his younger years, and he was a lifelong cattleman. Perry and his late wife Doris were very involved in the Beef Leadership Youth Institute and were both involved with helping those in Agriculture.
Perry was a director in American Polled Hereford Association and worked at Harris Teeter for 25 years. He loved his family and was actively involved in the lives of his children and grandchildren. He will be greatly missed.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Doris Jane Teeter.
Those left to cherish his loving memory are his children, William “Lee” Teeter (Lura) and Walter Franklin Teeter (Ruth Lee); brother, Charles Lavett Teeter (Brenda); and grandchildren, Garrett, Justin, Austin, Rhett, and Keanen.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at Prospect Presbyterian Church with Rev. Will Gipe officiating. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, November 25, 2024, at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville.
A memorial service will be held at Sparta Presbyterian Church at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Prospect Presbyterian Church, 9425 NC 152, Mooresville, NC 28115.
Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville is proudly serving the Teeter family. Condolences may be made to the family at www.cavin-cook.com.