Stella L. 'Tedda' Burleigh-Gilliland
Stella L. "Tedda" Burleigh-Gilliland, 70, of Connoquenessing went home to be with the Lord on Friday following complications from a stroke.
She was born in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County, March 31, 1939, to Ralph Edgar and Vesta Hoey Edgar.
She was a school bus driver for A.J. Myers and Sons. She had been a school bus driver for the Seneca Valley School District for 23 years.
She attended the First Baptist Church of Butler.
Mrs. Burleigh-Gilliland is survived by a son, Christopher Burleigh of Ohio; a daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and James Ellenberger of Butler; and three sisters, Ruth Daubenspeck of Byesville, Ohio, Doris Youngblood of Evans City and Frances Henry of Connoquenessing. She also is survived by her grandchildren, Justin and Jesse Ellenberger and Hildi Burleigh all of Butler; and four loving stepchildren.
Mrs. Burleigh-Gilliland was preceded in death by her first husband, John H. Burleigh in 1995; and by her second husband, Gilmore T. Gilliland in 2005. She also was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Edgar, and her parents.
She was greatly loved by her family and friends and will be missed by all who knew her.
<B>Burleigh-Gilliland </B> Friends of Stella L. "Tedda" Burleigh-Gilliland, who died Friday, April 10, 2009, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Richard P. Jenks of Faith Fellowship Alliance Church officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. before the service. Interment will follow in the Evans City CemeteryIn lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Christian School, 221 W. New Castle St., Butler, PA 16001.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.
