Ethel was born on February 3, 1928 to the late Fred Wilson Kiziah and Ella Gibson Kiziah in Catawba County. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Vale; formerly a member of St. Andrews Lutheran Church and St. Matthews Lutheran Church.
Along with her parents, her husband, Roy Coolidge Alexander; son-in-law, Charles Lane; great granddaughter, Maddie Green; brothers, Floyd Kiziah, and Johnnie Kiziah preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughters, Marlane Laney and husband Mike of Vale, Judy Lane of Hickory; grandchildren, Meredith Dickerson and husband Brad, Nathan Lane, Maria Laney, Tara Cale and husband Shawn; great grandchildren, Keith, Cole, Bristol, Tyson, Matthew; brother, Cecil Kiziah, sister-in-law, Ruth Kiziah; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Ethel will lie in state on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm at Hickory Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vale, 2700 Trinity Church Rd., Vale, NC 28168. The family will receive prior to the service from 1:00 until 1:45 at the church. Pastor Tommy Lineberger will officiate the service. Burial will follow at 4:00 pm at St. Matthews Lutheran Church Cemetery, 4681 Grace Chapel Rd, Granite Falls, NC 28630.
Memorial may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, PO Box 7, Vale, NC 28168.
The family would like to thank Carolina Caring, and all of Ethel’s health care professionals and in home care givers that provided excellent care to her.
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