Teaney, Carol Sue (Hoots)

Carol Sue (Hoots) Teaney, 60, of Marion, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a courageous battle with cancer. Celebration of Life service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Grace Baptist Church in Marion with Dr. Cecil Ballard officiating. A graveside service will be held immediately following at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion. Her family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Teahen Funeral Home is serving the family.

Carol was born April 22, 1949, in Jacksonville, Ill., the daughter of Paul Eugene and Emma Marie (McDade) Hoots. They preceded her in death.

Survivors include her husband of 42 years, William “Bill”; her eight children, Kim (Jim) Reem of Marion, Ronda (Darran) Whiting of Marion, Stephanie (Brian) Warkentin of Marion, Philip (Tanya) Teaney of Garland, Texas, Sarah Teaney of Williamsport, Pa., Melissa Teaney of Marion, Bethany Teaney of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Stephen Teaney of Elgin, Ill; and her eight grandchildren, Kylie and Lauren Reem, Andrew, Austin and Ashton Whiting, Kristin and Brianna Warkentin and Joseph Teaney. She is also survived by three sisters, Linda (Doug) Bell of Sherman, Ill., Marilyn (Tom) DeMoss of St. Louis, Mo., and Pat (Mark) Bentley of Winchester, Ill.

Memorials can be made to The Nehemiah Fund at Grace Baptist Church, 1461 East Post Rd., Marion, IA 52302.

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