Ethel Crowell

Ethel Crowell, 97, of Richfield, NC passed away October 29, 2020 at Stanly Manor in Albemarle after several months of declining health.

Ethel Marie Brinkley was born in Davidson County on November 7, 1922 to the late Furnando Lee Brinkley and the late Jennie Hinkle Brinkley. She was first married in 1942 to Daniel Battle Johnson who died in 1959. In 1973, she married widower, Alton Walter Crowell, who died in 2003. She was also preceded in death by ten siblings; and step-daughter, Ann Crowell Boyle.

Mrs. Crowell will lie in state at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM on Friday, October 30, 2020 for friends to pay their respects. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will not be a visitation with family present, nor a funeral service, but a private burial in Fairview Memorial Park in Albemarle, NC.

Survivors include step-daughters, Ellen Crowell Tedder and Jincy Crowell Tuttle both of Raleigh, NC; step-grandchildren, Julia Boyle Isbell of Williamsburg, VA; Walter Boyle of Durham, NC, and Wade Tuttle of Charlotte, NC; five step-great grandchildren; and many loving nieces and nephews.

The family would like to extend special thanks to the caregivers and staffs at Stanly Manor, Atrium Health Stanly Hospital, and Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County for their attentive care and treatment of Ethel in her final days.

Anyone wishing to honor Ethel in a special way is encouraged to make a donation to the Stanly County Christian Ministry Food Bank or Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Crowell family.

Online condolences may be made at www.hartsellfh.com