Updated  5/6/20


Laura Pearl McNeese Uselton of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Giles County on November 2nd, 1924 and was 95 years old.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a faithful member of the Odd Fellows Hall Church of Christ. Laura Pearl was a wonderful homemaker who devoted her life to taking care of her family. Her kindness and thoughtfulness towards others was always apparent to everyone who she came in contact with.

The visitation will be 10:00 until 2:00 Friday, May 8th, 2020, at Bennett-May & Pierce Funeral Home. (we ask that you be aware of social distancing guidelines and avoid personal contact with others).

The funeral service will follow at 2:00pm in the chapel of Bennett-May & Pierce with Bro. Jeff Jenkins and Charles Hunt officiating.  (spacing seating arrangements within the chapel and side visiting room is recommended).

The burial will follow in Giles Memory Gardens.

The family suggests memorial donations be made to Odd Fellows Hall Scholarship Fund, 1875 Odd Fellows Hall Road, Pulaski, TN 38478 or The Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011 Washington, DC, 20090-6011

She was preceded in death by her parents, Dudley Jackson and Lochia Pierce McNeese. Her husband Edward Uselton. Brothers Cecil, Jessie, Harvey, Herbert, Charles Henry, Wallace, and D. J. McNeese. Sisters, Robbie Edwards, Almeda McNeese Attikson, Ruth McNeese Arthur, Kate McNeese, Tiny Dean McNeese, and Ella McNeese Harris.

She is survived by her;

Daughter, Connie Uselton (Charles) Boring of Pulaski.

Daughter, Karla Uselton Townsend of Pulaski.

Son, Keith (Penelope) Uselton of Nashville.

Grandchildren, Dwayne (Tristan) Hickman, Grant Hickman and Annie Eliott, Katie (John) Griner, Anna (James Robert) Dearman, Jackson (Cara) Townsend, Parker Townsend, and Morgan Townsend.

4 great-grandchildren.

Sister, Layde McNeese Sellers of Columbia, Tennessee.

The family wanted to say a special thanks to the hospice care team and the devoted caregivers who became like family.

Bennett-May & Pierce Funeral Home and Crematory in charge of arrangements for Laura Pearl McNeese Uselton.