Mrs. Laura Burleson Teston, 88, of Sylvania, Ga., passed away at Optim Medical Center Screven on Sunday, July 15, 2018.
Born to the late Lillian Ella Shuffler and Edward Marshall Burleson in 1929, she was a native of Newland, North Carolina. She had resided in Sylvania since 1969.
She and her husband were longtime members of Jackson Baptist Church.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, John M. and Ada Teston of Sylvania, Ga.; sister, Ann B. Bethke of Morganton, N.C.; sisters-in-law, Norma Burleson of Newland, N.C.; Diane Burleson of Morganton, N.C.; Sophie Waters of Sylvania, Ga.; Margie Teston of Dickson, Tenn.; and Liz Wilson of Lansing, Mich.; grandchildren, Leslie and Candi Teston of Sylvania, Ga.; Christopher and Damaris Teston of Springfield, Ga.; and great-grandchildren, Scarlett Roseanna Teston, Payton Elizabeth Teston and Laura Lynn Teston.
She is preceded in death by her husband, John Edward Teston; parents, daughter, Georgia Kay Teston; sisters, Lucille Riggs, Lois Clark; and brothers, David Burleson and Edward Marshall Burleson.
The service will be held Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at the Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home, Screven Chapel at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Ralph Dixon Jr. officiating.
Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Interment will follow in the Screven County Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Leslie Teston, Christopher Teston, Melvin Clark, Will Boyd, Ben Boyd and Waylon Boyd.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Jackson Baptist Adult Sunday School Class.
Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home, Screven Chapel, is in charge of all arrangements.
Statesboro Herald, July 17, 2018
Born to the late Lillian Ella Shuffler and Edward Marshall Burleson in 1929, she was a native of Newland, North Carolina. She had resided in Sylvania since 1969.
She and her husband were longtime members of Jackson Baptist Church.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, John M. and Ada Teston of Sylvania, Ga.; sister, Ann B. Bethke of Morganton, N.C.; sisters-in-law, Norma Burleson of Newland, N.C.; Diane Burleson of Morganton, N.C.; Sophie Waters of Sylvania, Ga.; Margie Teston of Dickson, Tenn.; and Liz Wilson of Lansing, Mich.; grandchildren, Leslie and Candi Teston of Sylvania, Ga.; Christopher and Damaris Teston of Springfield, Ga.; and great-grandchildren, Scarlett Roseanna Teston, Payton Elizabeth Teston and Laura Lynn Teston.
She is preceded in death by her husband, John Edward Teston; parents, daughter, Georgia Kay Teston; sisters, Lucille Riggs, Lois Clark; and brothers, David Burleson and Edward Marshall Burleson.
The service will be held Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at the Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home, Screven Chapel at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Ralph Dixon Jr. officiating.
Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Interment will follow in the Screven County Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Leslie Teston, Christopher Teston, Melvin Clark, Will Boyd, Ben Boyd and Waylon Boyd.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Jackson Baptist Adult Sunday School Class.
Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home, Screven Chapel, is in charge of all arrangements.
Statesboro Herald, July 17, 2018
Sign the Legacy online guestbook at www.statesboroherald.com.