WATAUGA - Mollie A. Teilhet, age 72, of Watauga, Tennessee passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from her residence. Mollie was born in Elizabethton to the late William J. and Cleo Mottern Watkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, William J. Watkins, Jr. Mollie was a strong, independent woman with a wonderful spirit of adventure and joy, who loved her children and grandchildren fiercely. Motherhood was her priority and always ensured their care. Mollie had been an agent for the Internal Revenue Service for 3 ½ years and for 1 ½ years she was a tax auditor for the Tennessee Department of Revenue Sales Tax Division and was the first female Certified Public Accountant in Elizabethton to have her own business. Her clients were her top priority and that was apparent in her success, having operated her business for 30 successful years. She was a member of the American Institute and the Tennessee Society of CPAs and graduated cum Laude in 1970 from East Tennessee State University with a Bachelorâs Degree in accounting. In addition to her distinguished career, she had also served as an account- auditor for two years with the U.S. General Accounting Office in Washington, D.C. In her leisure time Mollie enjoyed traveling and spending time with her children and grandchildren.