Tessie Lee Gullett

Tessie McNeely Gullett passed on to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 8, 2022, at the age of 72 after a brief illness. She was born March 24, 1950, to Loral Pratt and Verlie McNeely.  Those left behind to remember her include her husband of 55 years Dana Gullett, her daughters Missy Landes (Jerry), and Mary Giovannetti (Sean). She was preceded in death by her beloved son Gary Gullett whom she missed every single day. She loved her grandchildren with all her heart: Donna Wright (Andrew); David Gullett (Kayla); Bethany, Sean, Olivia, and Emily Giovannetti.

She is also preceded in death by her beloved sisters and brother:  Pauline “Cindy” (Stoney) Turner, James “Eddie” (Bonnie) McNeely, Nancy (Charles) Dial, Thelma (Mike) Short, and Ginith “Katy” (John) Trent. One loved brother remains-Loral “Pete” McNeely. She loved all her many nieces and nephews, her friends Alice,  Sharon and Deanna. She was also preceded in death by her dearest friend Judy Sansom.

Mom, aka Mamaw dedicated her life to raising her children and loving her grandchildren, loving her husband, and caring for her mom gone before her. She loved God and her church family in WV and in NC. She doted on her dog Cookie. She loved to talk, read, clean, scroll Facebook, going on adventures with her daughters and granddaughter and seeing her family. She loved to host holidays for her immediate and extended family. She was feisty and enjoyed listening and dancing to Conway Twitty music.

She longed to be in Heaven with Jesus and her loved ones gone before her. Oh, what a day of rejoicing this must be.

There will be no viewing per her request. There will be a celebration of life at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please donate in her honor to one of her churches Lenoir First Freewill Baptist or Chapmanville United Baptist, or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

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Evans Funeral Service is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Tessie Gullett.