Stephen Phillip Tegeler

March 12, 1959 - December 28, 2019

Reverend Stephen Phillip Tegeler, age 60, of Pounding Mill, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019. Stephen was born in Grundy, Virginia on March 12, 1959 to Reverend Carl Tegeler and the late Eleanor Baur Tegeler. He was a 1977 graduate of Richlands High School In 1981, he graduated from Appalachian Bible College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Bible Theology. Stephen was a licensed contractor and served as pastor at the Bearwallow Bible Church and the Claypool Hill Bible Church for over 30 years. He loved his church and his church family very much. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by two sisters-in-law, Jennifer Beth Eremich and Teresa Harman Tegeler. Those left to cherish his memory include Wife, Brenda Eremich Tegeler Daughter, Hope Noel Tegeler Olden and husband, Robert of Cambridge, Ohio Son, Phillip Ivan Tegeler of Pounding Mill, Virginia Father-in-Law and Mother-in-Law, Reverend Ivan and Dorothy Eremich of Bluefield, Virginia Sisters Sandra Bowyer and husband, Ken of Texas Patty Whitaker and husband, Mike of Pounding Mill, Virginia Sister-in-Law, Debra McMullen and husband, Ken of Nathalie, Virginia Brothers Samuel Tegeler and wife, Nancy of Pounding Mill, Virginia John Tegeler and wife, April of North Carolina James Tegeler of Greenville, South Carolina Grandchildren, Stevi Joy Olden, Andi Grace Olden, and Robert Parker Olden Several nieces, nephews, grand nieces, grand nephews, a host of additional family and friends, and his special church family also survive. Memorial contributions may be made to Claypool Hill Bible Church – P.O. Box 265 Pounding Mill, VA 24637 A memorial service for Reverend Stephen P. Tegeler will be conducted at the Claypool Hill Bible Church, 3456 Steelsburg Hwy, Cedar Bluff, Virginia on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at 12 PM with Deacons of the Claypool Hill Bible Church will be officiating the service. The family will receive friends from 11 AM until the time of the service, at the church. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.