Barbara A. Teeter

Barbara A. (Clavel) Teeter Our sweet, precious mother who started her journey of life in Santa Barbara on June 28, 1919 was given a new home in heaven with her Lord and Savior on August 13, 2012. As a descendent of the Presidio soldier, Juan Maria Romero, she shared a rich heritage of Santa Barbara history from the early settlers. Barbara was the youngest of 7 children, and was affectionately known as “peanut” during her early school years attending Dolores School, Notre Dame High School, and completing her education at Woodbury College. She worked at Lou Rose in Santa Barbara and would remember taking a little wagon to the Greyhound bus station for package pickup and deliveries. This small town girl heard the call to duty and country and enlisted as a WAVE in the Navy in 1943 being one of five siblings that served during WWII. Mom met our dad, James B. Teeter, when they were at NAS in Jacksonville, Florida May, 1945. They were married at Our Lady of Sorrows church Dec. 13, 1947. Barbara and Jim raised their family of 4 in Los Angeles. In her early years of marriage she worked for Paul Truesdale, later the family moved to Corona del Mar in 1968 to open the Bob Burns Restaurant in Fashion Island. This led to purchasing a restaurant, The Blue Dolphin, on Lido Isle, which became the family business for 16 years. Mom was a woman of faith and a devout Catholic. We were blessed by her unconditional love and her strong convictions of morals and values that she passed on. She was young at heart and would always say “age is just a number”. She had a beautiful smile and she shared her sweet, kind, warm personality to all she met. Mom loved to dance the “Balboa” with Dad and we grew up watching them dance thru life together for almost 53 years. She took up tap and jazz lessons in her late 50’s and into her 90’s she was still tapping those dancing feet! Dad predeceased mom in 2000, the year they moved back to Santa Barbara. She made new friends at her residence at Rancho Franciscan apts before coming to live with her daughter, Mary, the last few years of her life. Barbara is survived by her sons and their wives: James Q. and Debbie Teeter (Irvine, CA); Stephen A. and Deborah Teeter (Dana Point, CA); daughters: Mary and (John) Cochrane (Santa Barbara), and Claire Teeter of Los Angeles; followed by eight grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews whom she loved. We want to give special thanks to those who helped in her care over this last year and Hospice for their care and support. She felt your love! A Mass will be held in Barbara’s honor Wednesday, Aug 22nd at 10 am at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, followed by a graveside Honor Guard service at Calvary Cemetery on Hope Ave, and a reception immediately following. In lieu of flowers, suggested contributions are Hospice or the American Heart Association.

Barbara A. Teeter

June 28, 1919 - August 13, 2012