Obituary of Elaine W Teater

Elaine W. Teater, 82, of 1177 Shadyside Rd. Jamestown passed away at 12:40 p.m. Wednesday (April 20, 2011) in W.C.A. Hospital. A lifelong area resident she was born May 2, 1928 in Jamestown, NY a daughter of the late Alton R. and Rose I. Gertsch Dalrymple. She was a 1946 graduate of Wellsville High School and a 1950 graduate of Syracuse University. Before her retirement she had owned and operated the Chautauqua Storage and Transfer Company in Jamestown and Celoron for 45 years. She was a member of the Lakewood United Methodist Church and a past president of the Lakewood Memorial Post 1286 American Legion Auxiliary. She was also a member of the Chautauqua Salon 649 County Chapeau of 8 & 40. Her other memberships include the Mt. Sinai-Mecca Chapter 132 Order of the Eastern Star for over 50 years, the Lakewood Golden Agers and the Women of the Moose. She will be remembered as a loving and caring mother and grandmother who loved to go camping at Rushford Lake. She also loved bowling in her different leagues and she really loved her time spent at the Lakewood American Legion and as auxiliary president. Surviving are three sons Donald L. (Sally) Teater of Jamestown, Gary L. Teater of Naples, FL, Jon L. Teater of Jamestown, a daughter Sherry L. (Gary) Carnes of Jamestown, nine grandchildren Christina Teater (Ryan) Parks, Laura (Dana) Classon, Emily Anderson all of Jamestown, Laurie Teater of Richmond, VA, Kellie (Brandon) Lawson, Katie Teater both of Naples, FL, Jon L. Teater, Jr. of Warren, PA, Adam Carnes of Orlando, FL, Natalie Byard of Atlanta, GA and a great grandson Brady Classon of Jamestown. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a brother Alton R. "Buster" Dalrymple, Jr who died in 1932 and a great granddaughter Charlotte Elizabeth Parks who died March 3, 2011. The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Violet A. Davidson, pastor of the Lakewood United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset Hill Cemetery. Friends will be received from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Lakewood United Methodist Church, 164 Shadyside Ave. Lakewood, NY 14701.