Obituary of Nell N. Tester

Nell Norris Tester, age 97, of Old US Hwy 421, Sugar Grove, passed away Monday afternoon, May 11, 2015 at Wilkes Senior Village. Born July 19, 1917 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Alexander and Hannah Swift Norris. Mrs. Tester was a member of Cove Creek Baptist Church and retired from IRC. Nell loved her family first, and enjoyed preparing special meals for her children, grandchildren, and friends. Her many talents included gardening and the art of quilt making and was considered a master basket weaver. Mrs. Tester is survived by four grandsons, Michael Tester and wife, Pam, of Advance, Mark Tester and wife, Kay, of Albemarle, Jason Tester and wife, Danielle, and Justin Tester, all of Klamath Falls, Oregon; three granddaughters, Sherri Greene and husband, Terry, of Purlear, Allison Sheets and husband, Rodney, of Pilot Mountain, and Jennifer Quirk and husband, Chad, of Klamath Falls, Oregon; twelve great-grandchildren, including Cody Greene of Purlear; a number of nieces and nephews, including Lennis Moody and husband, Carl, of Vilas; and brother-in-law, Arlis Tester and wife, Bina, of Sugar Grove. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Jack Tester; sons, Johnny and Jerry Tester; brothers, Conley, Rhonda, Ottie, George and Raymond Odell Tester; sisters, Minnie Phillips, Dessie Wilcox, and Mae Greene; and her parents. Graveside services will be conducted Sunday afternoon, May 17th, at 2 o�clock, at the Cove Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, officiated by Pastor Shelby Stephens. At other times, friends may call at the home of a niece, Lennis Moody, 153 Burl Lawrence Road, in Vilas. The family respectfully requests no flowers, and suggests memorials to Puritt Health Hospice, 902 West D Street, Suite B, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. Online condolences may be shared at the website austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Tester family.