Obituaries

Teresa Lee Hayden (Nee Gordon), age 63, of Cincinnati, OH, passed away unexpectedly on the morning of Monday, January 29, 2024. Teresa was born on March 2, 1960, in Dayton, KY to Ronald Lee and Nancy Jo (Nee Buckler) Gordon. She graduated with a BA in Early Childhood Education from NKU in 1997 and went on to devote many years to caring for and teaching her young students. Teresa was vastly talented in the arts, with her other passions including rescuing and caring for animals, and most of all, spending time with her grandchildren, family and close friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter: Jessica Rae Hayden; and grandsons: Randall James, Joseph Lawrence and Andrew Lee Speakman. Teresa is survived by her children: Andrea (Randy) Speakman, Jeremy Gordon, Nikki (Craig) Claxton and Ryan Hayden; grandchildren: Evie, Gracie, Caitlynn, Owen, Conner, Carter, Christian, Kiersten, Nora, Ellie, Aaliyah and William; partner: David Freeman and his children: Katie Freeman (Jeff) and Megan (Will) Whaley; siblings: David Gordon, Kelly Pangallo, Peggy Gordon, Christopher Gordon, Adam Gordon and Alison Merrill as well as numerous other loving nieces, nephews, family members and friends. A visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. on Friday, February 2, 2024, at Serenity Funeral Care, 40 West 6th, St, Covington, KY with a funeral service to follow at noon. Teresa will be laid to rest at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Covington, KY. Online condolences may be expressed on Facebook or at SerenityFuneralCare.com.