Obituary of Eleanor Ussery Taylor

Funeral services for Eleanor Ussery Taylor, age 90, of Wedowee, will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 2:00 PM at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Theron Hendrix, Doug Brown, and Tommy Kirk officiating.  Burial will follow at Forrester’s Chapel Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:15-2:00 PM on Saturday before services begin.

Mrs. Taylor passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2024, at her daughter’s home.

Survivors include: one daughter, Becky Prince (Steve) of Wedowee; one granddaughter, Ginae` Boyd (Timothy) of Roanoke; two great-grandsons, Dallas Lorton and Tiler Boyd; two brothers, Wayne Ussery (Sandra) and Cary Ussery (Juanita); a host of nieces and nephews; and special loved caregivers, Lola Wright, Tammy Strain, Mary Williamson, Molly Heard, Evelyn Staples, and Nita Knight.

Pallbearers will be Dallas Lorton, Tiler Boyd, Timothy Boyd, Nathan Brown, Spencer Brown, Jeff Brown, and Radney Brown.

A Randolph County native, Mrs. Taylor was born on April 28, 1934, the daughter of Floyd and Burtie Butler Ussery.  She was a member of Hope Memorial Christian Church and was a loving minister’s wife for 66 years.  Mrs. Taylor worked at Clegg’s Shirt Factory and then at the Randolph County Home Health Department, where she retired.  She loved her family and friends.  Mrs. Taylor’s heart was filled with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gordon Taylor; and two sisters, Florene Weathers (John D.) and Ann Brown (Jerrel).

Memorials may be floral or donations may be made to Springhill Christian Church c/o Patricia Dennison at 333 Hill Lane, Lineville, AL 36266.