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Joanne Tessneer Obituary
KINGS MOUNTAIN: Joanne Morgan Tessneer, 88, passed peacefully after a day surrounded by her family, Sunday, February 20, 2022 at her home. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Harrison and Nannie Jones Morgan. Joanne retired from Homelite/John Deere in Gastonia and was a member of First Baptist Church in Kings Mountain. She loved being a mother, grandmother and great grandmother who had a passion teaching children in Sunday school. She was a member of the Gideons International Auxiliary and the Shelby Rescue Auxiliary. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Larry Morgan.; and great grandson, Deacon McPherson. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 71 years, Dwight Tessneer, of the home; sons, Dr. Roger Tessneer of Bostic and Alan Tessneer and wife Julie of Amarillo, TX; daughters, Susan Blair and husband Sam of Gastonia and Betsy Tessneer and husband Tom Wells of Kings Mountain; sister, Harriette Burnett of Cherry Grove, SC; grandchildren, Adam Tessneer and wife Mary Allison, Samantha McPherson and husband Ben, Cameron Blair and wife Carmen, Derek Tessneer and wife Ashley, Destiny Tessneer, Dustin Tessneer and wife Julie, Riley Tessneer, Summer Tessneer and Krystal Wells; great grandchildren, Emma Grace, Leah Beth, Anna Claire, Preston, Niles, Gideon and Jakob. The family will receive friends 5:00-7:30PM, Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home in Shelby. Funeral services will be held 2:00PM, Friday, February 25, 2022 at First Baptist Church in Kings Mountain, with the Rev. Dr. John Sloan officiating. Joanne will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Gideons International, First Baptist Church Kings Mountain or Hospice of Cleveland County.
FUNERAL HOME: Arrangements are entrusted to Clay-Barnette Funeral Home & Aquamation Center
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303 Phifer Rd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086
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