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Aligned
Together
with God
Eddie and Cheryl Teeter
hen Cheryl Rucker saw
Eddie Teeter at her dorm
Wat McMurry College
in Abilene, she thought, “What a
hunk!” Eddie had accompanied his
roommate to visit Cheryl’s sister
Gayle. Later that week, Cheryl
found a long line at the dining hall
but, at the door, stood Eddie. He
informed those behind him that he
was letting her cut in line, secured a
date for Friday night, and 57 years
of marriage later, that first attraction
has not waned.
Eddie is one of six children born
to Bonner, a Methodist pastor, and
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farm, where he and Cheryl began
their marriage journey together.
Soon after, Eddie was drafted and
spent two years in the army in Fort
Rucker, Alabama, securing top-
secret clearance for duty overseas.
(The assignment never materialized
because of the timely birth of their
firstborn son.) After the service, it
by Ted and Jody Wilson was back to the farm, where they
raised crops, cattle, and three sons –
Monty, Wesley, and Rusty.
Eddie and Cheryl had grown
up very differently. Cheryl was
raised on that farm in Lockney,
a stable upbringing with lifelong
friends. Eddie’s family had moved
frequently, so deep friendships
weren’t easy to come by. After
settling into farm life, Eddie enjoyed
building strong relationships. He
joined Cheryl as a member of the
Methodist Church in Lockney, and
both have been extremely active in
leadership roles in the congregation,
including teaching Sunday School,
throughout their lives together. After
attending Emmaus Walks in 1991,
their relationship with Christ was
LeNora Teeter, who ministered in “set on fire”. Cheryl meets regularly
Oklahoma and later Texas. After with some ladies who gather to pray,
many relocations, Eddie spent his a group born out of that weekend
last two years of high school in Tulsa, over thirty years ago. The Teeters
where he graduated. Such is the life have a heart for pastors, since Eddie
of a Methodist preacher’s kid, who had experienced that challenging life
moved to new towns, congregations, growing up and because one of their
and schools every few years. After sons is in the ministry, now, too.
high school, Eddie enrolled at They have also been active in the
McMurry, which set up the divine community of Lockney. Eddie
encounter with his future bride. has been a member of the school
board, fair board, and Farm Bureau,
After graduating from college, the and president of the Texas Young
couple was married on a Saturday,
honeymooned in Lubbock on Farmers and Ranchers and LHS
Sunday, and, on Monday, he was Booster Club. Cheryl has been active
back at work on the Rucker family in the El Penseroso Study Club.