Margaret Iredell Hodges Kunkel Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Margaret Iredell Hodges Kunkel of Nashville, North Carolina, born in Scranton, North Carolina, who passed away on December 21, 2020 at the age of 101. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Margaret Iredell Hodges Kunkel to pay them a last tribute.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Johnnie Dewey Hodges Sr. and Myrtis Vivian Harris Hodges; her husband Richard Jay Kunkel; her former husband Colonel Kunkel; her children, Richard Hodges Kunkel (Carol Williamson Kunkel) of Nashville and Jean Kunkel Wieler (Jeffrey S. Wieler) of Athens, GA; her grandchildren, Charlotte Marie Kunkel Strickland (Jason Strickland) of Bailey, NC, Elizabeth Ann Kunkel of LaPlata, MD and Richard Williamson Kunkel (Amanda Webb Kunkel) of Walstonburg, NC; her great grandchildren, Olivia Renee Greene, Keali Elizabeth Kunkel and Richard Brayden Kunkel; and her siblings, Irma Hodges Sadler of Enka, NC, Joseph Al Hodges Sr. of Washington and Dr. Johnny Dewey Hodges Jr. of Wilmington, NC.
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, an interment for the family will be held on Tuesday, December 29, at Forest Hills Cemetery in Nashville, NC.
Gifts in Memory of Margaret may be sent to Nash UNC Healthcare Foundation (Hospice) or the Hyde County Historical Society, Swan Quarter, NC.
