Thomas E. "Tom" Teer

August 16, 1935 - April 2, 2017

Thomas Edward "Tom" Teer of Marion, KY died April 2, 2017 at his home in Marion, KY after a lengthy illness. Tom retired from Woodmen Of The World Life Insurance Company in 1996. During the 1980's he served as a Crittenden County Magistrate. He was born August 16, 1935 to Thomas Edwin and Gussie Faidley Teer, the 7th of nine children. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Frances Paris Teer and son, Craig Brady Teer of Silver Spring, MD. Also surviving are sisters, Helen Cullen and Betty Tabor of Marion, KY; sister-in-law, Barbara Williams Teer of Henderson County, KY and brother-in-law, James "Jimmy" Tabor of Marion, KY.Jimmy and Tom were business partners at Teer and Tabor Chevron. Also surviving is step sister-in-law, Catherine Bryant Shafer of Memphis, TN and several special nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Birdie Farmer and Katherine Fowler and brothers, James, William Glen, R.C. and Forrest. Services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday April 13, 2017 at Gilbert Funeral Home in Marion, KY with interment in Mapleview Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5-8 PM Wednesday April 12, 2017 at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Lourdes Hospice, P.O. Box 7100, Paducah, KY 42002 or American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.