Maria Anne Elder

July 25, 1950 - December 24, 2014
Maria Anne Elder

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Maria Anne Tesnear Elder, 64, of Gastonia, and formerly of Asheville, went to be with Jesus on Christmas Eve after a period of declining health.

Born in Gaston County, Maria was the beloved daughter of the late Juanita Tesnear Burch and the beloved granddaughter of the late Edward and Annabell Tesnear.

Maria is survived by her two sons, Darren Hester of Monroe and Michael Hester of Belmont; two daughters, Marcia Wilson and Beverly Edney, both of Asheville; two sisters, Judy Broyles of Mint Hill and Diane Tesnear of Hendersonville; two brothers, Robert Tesnear of Houston, TX and James Tesnear of Marshall; her uncle, John Tesnear of Gastonia; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 1 PM Saturday, January 3, 2015 in the Kirby Memorial Chapel of Shuler Funeral Home. The Reverend Sherrill Moore will officiate.

The family wishes to express special thanks to Eddie and Kevin Tesnear for all their support.


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  • January 10, 2015
    DIANE TESNEAR says:
    GOOD MORNING SISSY HOPE YOU SLEPT WELL. WILL YOU TAKE A WALK AROUND HEAVEN FOR ME TODAY?HUG EVERYONE FOR ME TELL THEM I LOVE THEM AND I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH I'M STILL MISSING YOU BUT YOU KNOW TIME WILL HEEL EVERYTHING.I WILL TALK TO YOU TONIGHT IN MY PRAYERS. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH SISSY AS WE ALWAYS SAY "LATER"

  • January 11, 2015
    DIANE TESNEAR says:
    GOOD MORNING SISSY IT'S A LITTLE COOL HERE THIS MORNING BUT NEVER THE LEASE A BEAUTIFUL DAY. I DREAMED ABOUT YOU LAST NIGHT WE WERE WITH GRANDMA;AUNT VERA;AND MOTHER OUT SHOPPING AND THEY GOT HUNGRY SO WE ALL WENT TO THE FISH HOUSE.BOY DID WE HAVE A GOOD TIME. I LOVE YOU SISSY TALK TO YOU IN PRAY BEFORE I GO TO BED TONIGHT LATER

  • January 13, 2015
    DIANE TESNEAR says:
    GOOD MORNING SISSY WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY IT IS. IT IS RAINING BUT IT IS STILL A WONDERFUL DAY THE ONLY THING MISSING IS YOU BUT I KNOW YOU ARE HAVING A WONDERFUL DAY ALSO I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH.YOU KNOW SOME DAY THEY WILL TAKE THIS DOWN THEN WE WILL HAVE TO TALK IN PRAYER. EVERY DAY TAKE A WALK FOR ME WITH OUR LOVED ONES UNTILL TONIGHT I'LL TALK TO YOU BEFORE I GO TO BED LOVE ALWAYS SISSY "LATER"

  • January 15, 2015
    DIANE TESNEAR says:
    HEY SISSY I DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT YOU YESTERDAY I TALKED TO YOU ALL DAY I FELT YOU HERE WITH ME AND I STILL FEEL YOU HERE I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH THANK YOU FOR COMEING TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH ME YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY IN HEAVEN TAKE ETHAN FOR A WALK FOR ME TELL HIM GRANNY LOVES HIM I'LL TALK TO YOU TONIGHT "LATER"