Willrea Ward Trivette

Mrs. Willrea Ward Trivette, age 86, of Sugar Grove, passed away Saturday morning, July 20, 2024.  Born September 8, 1937 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of William Dayton Ward, Sr. and Elsie Clay Ward.  Mrs. Trivette was a member of Beech Valley Baptist Church.  Willrea was a kind and generous lady who loved her family beyond measure.  She enjoyed preparing meals for the entire family from product gathered from their annual garden.  On special occasions she would join her grandchildren playing in the creek.  She loved gardening, watching her flowers grow and working the family farm with her husband and children. 

Mrs. Trivette is survived by her daughters, Brickie Townsend and husband, Bennie of Mountain City, Tennessee and Vickie Trivette of Vilas; grandsons, Anthony Townsend and spouse, of Mountain City, Bradley Townsend and spouse, of Navarre, Florida, Hadley Townsend and spouse, of Elizabethton, Tennessee, granddaughters, Stana Coffey of Blowing Rock, Karla Arnold and spouse, of Mountain City, Tennessee and Shannon Coffey Eggers and spouse, of Blowing Rock, and grandson, Josh Trivette of Zionville, and nine great grandchildren.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dexter Dean Trivette and son, Rickie Trivette; brothers, Bill, Jimmy and Jackie Ward, and sister, Betty Lou Johnson.

Celebration of Life services will be conducted Thursday afternoon, July 25th, at 3 o'clock at Beech Valley Baptist Church, officiated by her grandson, Anthony Townsend and Pastor Will Kurley. Burial will follow at a later date at the Beech Valley Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family would like to extend a special ‘Thank You’ to Amedisys Hospice in Elizabethton, Tennessee. 

The family suggests memorials to the Beech Valley Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 3655 Buckeye Road, Elk Park, NC  28622.

Online condolences may be shared at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Trivette family.

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