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Mildred Florence Carrier, 86, of Hickory, N.C., died Friday, October 15, 2021, at Trinity Village. Born April 25, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Daniel Ray Waycaster and Augie Willis Waycaster.
Survivors: children, Debbie Hutcherson and husband Rodney, Donna Rudolph and husband John, Diana Morrison and husband Guy and William Carrier and wife Lisa; grandchildren, Rachel Korostynski, Chris Hartley, Lindsay Murphy, Jason Rudolph, Jimmy Hartley, LeeAnne Poore, Christina Douglas, Alex Carrier, Emily Sypher and Amy Carrier; siblings, Donald Waycaster, Sue Cundiff and Jerry Waycaster; as well as 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
In addition to her parents, her husband of 41 years, William Carrier, and her brother, Paul Waycaster, preceded her in death.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 19, at Saint Pauls Reformed Church on Startown Road with Pastor Rob Helton officiating. A private graveside service will be arranged for the family at Harmony Baptist Church in Elizabethton, Tenn. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, October 18, at Jenkins Funeral Home Celebration Center. In lieu of floral contributions, memorials may be made to Carolina Caring Hospice House at 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658 or Trinity Village at 1265 21st Street NE, Hickory, NC 28601. Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net.
The Carrier family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton, N.C. (828) 464-1555.