Louise Puckett was a person who lived and shared her faith everyday — no matter where she was or what she was doing.

Known as “Weezy” to most, Louise died Nov. 3 at the Johnson City Medical Center at the age of 90. She outlived her husband, Carson, and her two children, Glenda Taylor and Bill Puckett, and a granddaughter, Michelle Taylor.

Louise was retired from the Carter County School System as a lunchroom manager at Hunter Elementary School for 34 years. However, she worked in the cafeteria for more than 40 years.

Both, she and her husband were long-time members of Lynn Valley Baptist Church and she was among the ladies, who for so long did the prayer lunches at the church each Wednesday. “She enjoyed cooking, but more than cooking, she enjoyed witnessing,” said her pastor, Dennis Wilson.

“When she went to the nursing home, she became the socialite of Signature Health Care. She was always there to welcome the new patients, and went to all the activities,” said the Rev. Wilson.

Both, Wilson and Fredia Carrier, social worker at Signature Health Care, have known Louise since they were in grade school at Hunter and when she was a school cook. “She and Granny White (also a cook at the school) made sure you got enough to eat. She was a real character, but very loving. Weezy was very straightforward and didn’t care to tell you her mind. But, she was very loving and enduring as well,” said Pastor Wilson.

Her grandson, Adam, shared that Louise deeply loved her family. “She was a very special person and a very inspirational woman. She led so many people to the Lord. She never tired of witnessing. She was someone I looked up to, and there was not a better Christian lady,” he shared.

Before going to the nursing home, Louise was cared for at home by Adam, who visited her almost every other day at Signature. “She had her prayer time everyday, and was a fine Christian woman. I am proud to have had her as a grandmother,” said Adam.

He noted that as long as she was able, Louise visited shut-ins in the church and in the community.

Carrier, who saw Louise on a daily basis at Signature Health Care, knew her friend as an encourager. “Long before she came to Signature, she was my Sunday School teacher at Lynn Valley Baptist. She led me to the Lord when I was a nine-year-old girl. She was always witnessing and encouraging the other Signature residents, especially when they were new to the home,” Fredia said.

She noted that Weezy loved her snacks and goodies, but was always willing to share with others.

Her daughter-in-law, Marilyn Puckett, echoed what Fredia and Adam had to say about Louise. “She loved to minister to people. She was my mother-in-law for almost 46 years and was someone I looked up to,” said Marilyn.

“And, she was the best cook I ever knew. She made the best meatloaf and really good cornbread,” Marilyn said.

Her daughter-in-law shared that when she was younger, she and Granny White enjoyed going to basketball games. “She was the best,” said Marilyn.

“We all at Lynn Valley Baptist Church lost a good friend when Weezy died. She accomplished with much grace her mission on earth,” said Pastor Wilson.

No doubt, when she entered the portals of heaven, she heard the words “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.”