Mrs. Elizabeth Tester "Betty" James

James, Elizabeth (Betty) Tester, daughter of the late Raleigh Smith and Irene Prater Tester, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015. Betty was a faithful member of Second Presbyterian Church, where she served as a Deacon and long-time member of the Chancel Choir and the Joy Singers with whom she was a soloist. She taught preschool for twenty-five years and helped establish both the West Hills Baptist Kindergarten and the preschool of Second Presbyterian Church. Betty always considered working with children to be a true blessing. She was also active in many charitable and civic organizations including Chi Omega Fraternity, where she served as an advisor and as President of the Chi Omega House Corporation; member of the Junior League of Knoxville; member of Cherokee Hills Garden Club; and former member of Girls Cotillion and the Nine O’Clock Cotillion. Betty was a graduate of Bradford Junior College of Haverhill, Massachusetts and of the University of Tennessee, where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Ingram James. Betty is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth J. and Jackson G. Kramer, of Knoxville; daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia J. and David Glenn Teague, of Jackson, Tennessee; grandchildren, Katherine Teague Fowler, William Teague, Carlisle Kramer, Margaret Gray Kramer, John Teague and Jackson Kramer, great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Ingram Fowler, sister and brother-in-law, Emily T. and Samuel T. Tinsley, and nieces Mary Nell Tinsley Pruitt and Renie Tinsley Carroll. Betty was deeply devoted to her family, all of whom loved her dearly and all of whom join in the celebration of her life. A memorial service will be held at Second Presbyterian Church on Friday, January 30, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends at Second Presbyterian Church prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Memorial Fund at Second Presbyterian Church, 2829 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919, or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Post Office Box 1893, Memphis, Tennessee 38101-9950. Arrangements by Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel. Online condolences at www.rosemortuary.com

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Mrs. Elizabeth Tester "Betty" James

January 24, 2015