Obituary of Carolyn J. Tester

July 14, 2009 Mrs. Carolyn Jones Tester, age 66, of Martin Lane, Boone, died Monday afternoon July 13, 2009 at Kindred Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Born October 23, 1942 in Wilkes County, she was a daughter of the late Ed and Blanche Greene Jones. Mrs. Tester was retired from Charleston Forge, where she worked as an inspector. Surviving are: her husband; William Ray Tester, two step-daughters; Freda Greene of Laurel Kentucky, and Deana Perry of Taylorsville, two step-sons; Eric Tester of Statesville and Chris Tester of Columbus Ohio; two sisters; Ruth Phillips of Wilkesboro and June Pope of Vilas, one brother; Burl Jones and wife Wanda of Marion, one sister in law; Bronda Jones of Lenoir and one brother in law; Kenneth Laws and wife Pat of Wilkesboro, fourteen nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; Ed and Blanche Greene Jones, one sister; Barbara Laws and one brother; Lawrence Jones. Funeral services for Mrs. Carolyn Jones Tester will be conducted Monday evening at 7:30 at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel, officiating will Rev. Burl Jones, Rev. David Greene and Rev. George Berry. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 6 o�clock until 7:30 at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery Fund, in care of Joe Warren, 146 Warren Lane, Zionville, NC 28698. Online condolences may be sent to the Tester family at austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Tester family.