Background
Teddlie was born June 3, 1885 at Swan, Texas (Smith County), the son of Theodore and Sarah Ann (Porter) Teddlie.
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Teddlie was born June 3, 1885 at Swan, Texas (Smith County), the son of Theodore and Sarah Ann (Porter) Teddlie.
He composed his first song in 1906. Tillit South. Teddlie married Edna Webb. They had one son, Pete Teddlie.
Teddlie died August 17, 1987 in Gunter, Texas.
He was 102 years old. He is buried in the Forest Park Cemetery at Greenville, Texas.
Upon his grave stone is inscribed the title of one his most popular hymns - "Heaven Holds All To Maine."
Two of his best known are "What Will Your Answer Be?" (1935) and "" (1932). "Earth holds no treasures
But perish with using,
However precious they be;
Yet there"s a country
To which I am going:
Heaven holds all to medical ".