Emily Nicole Caskaddon Gauldin, 28, of Cleveland, N.C., died unexpectedly at her home on June 18, 2021. Born in Stanley County on September 12, 1992, she was a daughter of Leslie Scott Caskaddon and Debbie Lammars.

She graduated from West Iredell High School, attended Converse College and earned a bachelor’s degree in German from UNC Charlotte. She loved crafting, drawing, painting, puzzles and expressing herself and being colorful.

She is survived by her husband, Scottie Gauldin; two sons, Dean Griffith Gauldin and Ollivander (Ollie) Gauldin; her parents; and three brothers, Joshua Byrd, Dylan Campbell and Troy Caskaddon. Also surviving are her paternal grandparents, Bobby and Emma Caskaddon, and her maternal grandparents, Richard Byrd and Jennifer Evans, and her step maternal grandmother, Drema Byrd.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, at Fellowship Baptist Church with Rev. Beau Mills and Pastor Tim Byrd officiating. The family will greet friends at the church for one hour prior to the service and burial will follow at Iredell Memorial Gardens.

Condolences may be sent online to the family to www.nicholsonfunerals.com. Memorials may be given to the Dean and Ollie Gauldin Care and Education Fund, c/o Scottie Gauldin, 164 Powder Creek Drive, Statesville, NC 28677.

Nicholson Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.