CARMI – Teddy Burnett Arview, 90, of Carmi, formally of West Frankfort passed away on Friday September 15, 2023, at his residence.

He was born on January 26, 1933 in Rose Park, Illinois to Cecil and Eva (Jordan) Arview. He married Shirley Ann Coffman on October 8, 1957 after he had picked her picture out of a yearbook. He joined the U.S. Navy at an early age so he could send money home to his mom and dad. He was a pastor and interim pastor for several churches, a coal miner, taught coal mining technology and EMT classes at Wabash Valley College in Mt, Carmel. He was also an avid woodworker. The highlight of his many careers was when he opened and worked at his music store in West Frankfort and Thompsonville. Some say he brought music back to the area. You could find him singing and playing his guitar and jamming with the locals and his family. He was very active in the Relay for Life and was a member of am Honor Flight. Ted was named Old King Coal in 2009. He loved his pets, his garden, and loved fishing and eating his catch. He had a loving and caring heart and would do anything for anyone. He will be dearly missed.

Ted was preceded in death by his parents, sister Dorothy Fitch, and brother Cecil Bernard Arview.

He is survived by his wife Shirley; daughters Becky (Bruce) Clayton, Roxann (Eddie) Richardson, and Renee (Don) Werner); son Bob (Sarah Mitchell) Arview; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; brothers Bud (Shirley) Arview, Joe (Ruby) Arview, Rob (Wyveita) Arview, John (Rosemary) Arview, and Elva (Mary) Arview.

Services will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at Union Funeral Home in West Frankfort at 11:00 a.m. with Joe Arview officiating. Interment will be in the Tower Heights Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded by the American Legion Post 1967 of Orient and the Zeigler Post 177.

Memorials may be made to the Carmi Baptist Children’s Home, Evansville’s It Takes A Village, and Pet Rescue.