Vernon P. Teeters, son of the late Jacob A. Teeters and Cora Herring Teeters, was born March 29, 1921, at Leachville, Ark., and died in his home in Bernie on Monday, Aug. 1, 2005, at the age of 84.

He was united in marriage to Verna C. Clubb on July 5, 1941, at Bloomfield. She preceded him in death on Dec. 7, 1998.

Mr. Teeters was a veteran of the United States Army having served in World War II. He had been a salesman during his life and was a member of Sunnyvale General Baptist Church of rural Malden, had been an active member of The Gideons International and was a resident of Bernie.

Survivors include two sons, Richard Teeters of Savannah, Tenn., and David Teeters of Bernie; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death other than by his parents and his wife by nine brothers and sisters.

Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005, at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, 2005, in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.

Interment will follow in the Bernie Cemetery with full military honors provided by the Missouri Funeral Honors Guard.