teresa

Davy & Michelle

Teresa & Eddy

Wynn

Hi, I’m Teresa, the first born child of Willard and Naomi. I was born and raised in Smith County, and I will probably live here until the day I die.

My husband, Eddy, and I met in February 1974. I worked with a woman, Brenda, whose husband, Jackie, worked with Eddy. They decided we would make a good couple, so Brenda told me about Eddy, and Jackie told Eddy about me. I knew where he lived and what kind of car he drove, but he really didn't know anything about me. So, one day I went to the bank during my lunch hour and there was his car. I knew this was my chance to get a really good look at him. The first time I saw Eddy he was wearing old faded blue jeans and had an old work rag hanging out his back pocket. He was wearing his hard hat and had cute little curls hanging out from underneath. Well, I must have broken every speed limit in history getting back to work to give Brenda the "go ahead" to give him my phone number. A night or two later Eddy called me, and we talked 4 hours on the telephone. I don't know if we really talked that much or just listened to each other breath a lot. People that knew me back then had a hard time believing I could talk that much. We had our first date later that week. Imagine how scared Eddy must have been walking up to my house that night. At least, I knew what he looked like. But, he must have liked what he saw because we started dating regularly, and in November 1974, we married. We've been together ever since. That's a long time. Sometimes, it seems like a very, very long time, if you know what I mean!

We have two absolutely fantastic children. Oops, I don't think they're children anymore. Our oldest son, Davy, born in 1976, is married to Michelle. They got married in July 1998, and live just across the road from us. He is a licensed contractor. Michelle graduated from Vol State with an associates accounting degree, and works at Cumberland Bank. She is currently working on her bachelors degree in marketing. Our youngest son, Wynn, born in 1980, graduated from Cumberland University in May, 2003 with a bachelors degree in accounting.