Margaret Hooper Sechler

Mrs. Margaret Hooper Sechler, 89, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019, surrounded by her family following a brief illness at Atrium Health-NorthEast in Concord.

A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 am Monday, August 12, 2019, at Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church. Rev. John Futterer will officiate. Entombment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 pm Sunday at Lady's Funeral Home.

Mrs. Sechler was born October 3, 1929 in Franklin County, GA. She was a daughter of the late Hoyt Grady Hooper, Sr. and Myrtie Duncan Hooper. She moved to NC when she was a teenager and began working at Sunshine Cleaners, where she met her husband. She retired from Terry Products to become full-time grandmother. She was an active member of Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church for most of her life, where she taught Sunday School, assisted with Cub Scouts and was a part of WELCA and The Christian Fellowship Sunday School Class. Margaret always welcomed her home to her family's friends and quickly became their "Mamaw" or "Grandmaw" too. She will always be remembered for being a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and for her compassion towards everyone in her life.

In addition to her parents, Margaret was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Charles G. Sechler; and seven siblings.

Mrs. Sechler is survived by her son, Billy Sechler of Rockwell; daughter, Tammy Kilby and husband Tom of Kannapolis; grandchildren, Jennifer Ridgell and husband Chris and Kaitlyn Kilby; great grandchildren, Britny Hill, Landon Ridgell and Kamden Ridgell; and great-great granddaughter, Shaelyn Hill.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church, 101 Vance Street, Kannapolis, NC, 28081.

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