Helen Teasley Hartwell, Georgia Obituary

Helen Teasley

Mrs. Helen Brown Teasley February 5, 1934 May 12, 2017 Mrs. Helen Brown Teasley, age 83, of Elberton, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017. Born in Hartwell, Georgia on February 5, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Ruby Nell (Weaver) Brown. She and her husband, Thomas E. Teasley, were married in 1953. After a stint in the service, Thomas and Helen settled in the Rock Branch community of Elbert County, where they have lived, farmed, and raised their family for over 60 years. Helen has been a long-time member of Coldwater UMC and its Senior Sunday School class. She loved her family (especially her grandchildren), her dogs, working in her flower gardens, fishing, square dancing with the Granite Squares, and cooking (and her grandchildren especially loved her pound cakes and chicken/dumplings). In addition to her parents, Helen is preceded in death by her sister-in-law, Harriet Brown, and her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Horace and Carrie Teasley. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Thomas E. Teasley; her sons Mickey (Nan) Teasley of Elberton, Jimmy (Carolyn) Teasley of Toccoa, and Joe (Tammy) Teasley of Hartwell; grandchildren: Tom (Lauren) Teasley, Amy (Matt) Evans, Chris Teasley, John Teasley, and David Teasley; one great-grandson (Graham Teasley); her sister, Beverly (Marvin) Scott; and her brother, Billy Brown, as well as numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Coldwater UMC at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, with the Reverends Ann Mann and Nita Crump officiating. The family will greet friends in the church fellowship hall one hour prior to the funeral. Burial will follow in Coldwater UMC cemetery. Pall bearers are Tom Teasley, David Teasley, John Teasley, Chris Teasley, Chris Brown, and Matt Evans. Memorials may be made to Coldwater United Methodist Church, 1604 Montevideo Road, Elberton, GA 30635. Coile-Hall-Spagnoli Funeral Home, 333 E. Johnson Street, Hartwell, Ga. will be serving the Teasley family. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.chsfuneralhome.com
February 5, 1934 - May 12, 201702/05/193405/12/2017
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Mrs. Helen Brown Teasley February 5, 1934 May 12, 2017 Mrs. Helen Brown Teasley, age 83, of Elberton, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017. Born in Hartwell, Georgia on February 5, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Ruby Nell (Weaver) Brown. She and her husband, Thomas E. Teasley, were married in 1953. After a stint in the service, Thomas and Helen settled in the Rock Branch community of Elbert County, where they have lived, farmed, and raised their family for over 60 years. Helen has been a long-time member of Coldwater UMC and its Senior Sunday School class. She loved her family (especially her grandchildren), her dogs, working in her flower gardens, fishing, square dancing with the Granite Squares, and cooking (and her grandchildren especially loved her pound cakes and chicken/dumplings). In addition to her parents, Helen is preceded in death by her sister-in-law, Harriet Brown, and her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Horace and Carrie Teasley. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Thomas E. Teasley; her sons Mickey (Nan) Teasley of Elberton, Jimmy (Carolyn) Teasley of Toccoa, and Joe (Tammy) Teasley of Hartwell; grandchildren: Tom (Lauren) Teasley, Amy (Matt) Evans, Chris Teasley, John Teasley, and David Teasley; one great-grandson (Graham Teasley); her sister, Beverly (Marvin) Scott; and her brother, Billy Brown, as well as numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Coldwater UMC at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, with the Reverends Ann Mann and Nita Crump officiating. The family will greet friends in the church fellowship hall one hour prior to the funeral. Burial will follow in Coldwater UMC cemetery. Pall bearers are Tom Teasley, David Teasley, John Teasley, Chris Teasley, Chris Brown, and Matt Evans. Memorials may be made to Coldwater United Methodist Church, 1604 Montevideo Road, Elberton, GA 30635. Coile-Hall-Spagnoli Funeral Home, 333 E. Johnson Street, Hartwell, Ga. will be serving the Teasley family. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.chsfuneralhome.com

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