Post by Rodney Trent Briles on Sept 20, 2023 22:12:11 GMT -5
Frances Lee Pierce Tesh, 94, of Asheboro, passed away Monday, September 18, 2023 at Universal Healthcare in Ramseur.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Bryant Madren officiating. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, at Ridge Funeral Home prior to the service.
Mrs. Tesh was born July 15, 1929, in Randolph Co., NC, and was the daughter of the late Frank Melvin and Nancy Emily Peele Pierce. In addition to her parents Mrs. Tesh was preceded in death by her husband, David "D.R." Tesh, Jr., her son Gary Tesh, her brothers, Raeford Pierce and Jack Pierce, and her sister, Allene Yow.
Mrs. Tesh is survived by her daughter, Patricia Tesh Norton (Ralph) of Asheboro; sons, Ronald Tesh (Lynn) of Asheboro, David Tesh (Karen) of Kernersville; sister, Ina Mae Hill of Thomasville; grandchildren, David Tesh, Sam Tesh, Jennifer Richardson, Amanda Cromartie, Amber Johnson, Jamie Johnston, Stephanie Norton, Courtney Wilson, Neil Tesh, Carlee Tesh, Pierce Tesh, MaryFrances Tesh, Mitchell Tesh, Jacob Tesh, Gabe Tesh, Miriam Tesh; 14 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Five generations back to Mary Briles Pearce
