Cecil was born Oct, 29, 1918, in La Porte City, IA, to Glenn and Margaret (Sawyer) Teeter.

He graduated from La Porte City High School in 1936, attended Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa), and was a member of Alpha Delta Alpha fraternity.

He married Emma Elizabeth Larsen on June 23, 1942, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Cecil served in the US Army from 1941 to 1946, as Second Lieutenant, Signal Corps, and Captain, Officer Reserve Corps. During WW II he served in campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany, attached to the Air Corps. He was recalled to active duty from 1950 to 1952 during the Korean Conflict, serving as Company Commander at Camp Gordon, GA, and Camp Cooke, CA.

Cecil became a manager for AT&T in several departments during his 38-year career. He worked in Iowa City, Kansas City, New York City, Washington, DC, and again in Kansas City.

He was a life member of American Legion Post #207 in La Porte City, IA, a member of the church Men’s Club, and served three years as an elected officer of the Retired Telephone Pioneers. During retirement they lived in Roeland Park, KS, Mesa, AZ, and Lawrence, KS.

Survivors include a son, Steven Teeter (Sharon); two daughters, Marilyn Teeter and Patricia Zara (George); Cecil’s brothers Clare, Truman, and James (Maria); Cecil’s sister, Dorothy Frericks (Marvin); a sister-in-law, Ann Larsen; grandchildren Jessica Romaine, Alice Teeter, Kellie Kandybowicz, and Glenn Teeter (Maria); step-grandchildren Elizabeth Alexandre and Michael Zara; great-grandchildren Adrian and Rhiannon Romaine and Aristeo and Javier Teeter Rangel; and many nieces, nephews, their children and grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: parents; a grandchild, Patricia’s daughter Ann Kandybowicz; a step-grandchild, Katherine Zara; Emma’s sister and her husband, Marie & Barney Kogan; Emma’s brother, Carl; Cecil’s brothers and their wives William & Cecile and Robert & Maxine; a sister-in-law, Juanita (Mrs. Clare) Teeter; and two nephews.