Merrily Austin Teasley

Background

Teasley, Merrily Austin was born on October 15, 1943 in Greenville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Tom Noell and Emily Austin.

Education

Student, Sweet Briar (Virginia) College, 1961-1962; student, University Tennessee, 1962-1964; student, Middle Tennessee State University, 1975-1976, 88; student, Cumberland College, 1974.

Career

Co-owner, The Goodie Shop, Lebanon, Tennessee, 1967-1977; owner, Edgeworth Inn, Monteagle, Tennessee, 1977-1990; with, The Lemon Fair, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1979-1980; general manager, Monteagle Assembly, 1980-1984; rental manager, Monteagle Assembly, 1984-1988; owner, innkeeper, Balsam (North Carolina) Mountain Inn, since 1990. Board directors Jackson County Travel and Tourism Authority, chairman, 1992.

Achievements

• Merrily Austin Teasley has been listed as a noteworthy business owner by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Tourism Authority, 1992, 93. Leader Girl Scouts United States of America, Lebanon, 1969-1972. Board directors, treasurer Wilson County Young Men’s Christian Association, Lebanon 1973-1977, Wilson County Library.

Board, Lebanon, 1975-1977. Member Jackson County Tomorrow Task Force. Member Professional Association Innkeepers International, Tennessee Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers Association (steering committee 1989), Jackson County Chamber of Chamber (board directors since 1992), Year Round Garden Club, Mounteagle Garden Club, Rotary Club.

Interests

• Avocations: painting, historic preservation, hiking, traveling.

Connections

Married Charlie Lee Teasley Junior, September 26, 1963 (divorced December 1987). Children: Emily Christine, Angelyn Noell, Bettie Suzanne.

Father:

Tom Noell Austin

Mother:

Emily Austin

Spouse:

Charlie Lee Teasley Junior

child:

Bettie Suzanne Teasley

child:

Emily Christine Teasley

child:

Angelyn Noell Teasley