Doris Kay Babb Tesh, 88, of Advance, returned to her heavenly home on October 22, 2024, after living with Alzheimer's Disease for nine years. Her devotion to her family and friends, and her firm belief and obedience to God, supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace.

Doris was born to Edgar Earl "Ted" and Ollie Posey Babb, in Scott County, TN on July 17,1936. She devoted her life to serving God and to caring and providing for her family.

At 16 years old, Doris was recruited by the FBI, but decided Washington, D.C. was too far from family. She then headed to Cincinnati, OH to look for work. While in Cincinnati, in the summer of 1955, she met the love of her life, Terry Lee Tesh of Winston-Salem, while he was serving in the National Guard. After a whirlwind courtship, they were married on March 17, 1956, their union was blessed with two sons.

She raised her sons with patience, discipline and humility. She taught them, by example, to have a strong work ethic and to help those less fortunate than themselves.

Doris had many jobs throughout her life, but she loved working in a bank the most. Although she never attended college, she was able to obtain a job as a Senior Eligibility Counselor for the state of TN. Doris was an avid reader and was known to read anything she could get her hands on. She loved making applique quilts with her mother and canning/freezing food from their garden. Doris loved to travel and often took long trips with her family to see the natural beauty of almost every state in the country and later to many countries around the world. She will be dearly missed by her loved ones.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sisters, Gayle Serenko and Shelly Marcum; a niece, Crystal Chitwood; and a nephew, Ronnie Chitwood.

She is survived by her sons, Terry Lee "Teddy" Tesh, Jr. of Oneida, TN and James Scott Tesh (Sharon) of Advance; two grandchildren, Justin Scott Tesh (Whitney) of Mauldin, SC, and Lauren Tesh Kellett (Keenan) of Oklahoma City, OK; two great-grandchildren, James and Rose Tesh; two sisters, Glenda Bond and Pam Jeffers (Ron), all of Hurricane, WV; a niece, Aimee Radcliff (David) of IN; nephew, Richard Marcum (Donna) of Oneida, TN; two great-nieces; and one great-nephew.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at North Main church of Christ in Mocksville, on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at 11 a.m., with Matt Langfield officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org; or Freed-Hardeman University, 158 East Main Street, Henderson, TN 38340, ATTN: Development Office.

Online condolences www.lambertfuneralhomenc.com