Louis Edmund Knueppel, Jr

Mr. Louis Edmund Knueppel, Jr., 77, of 111 Sofia Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born September 25, 1932, in Jersey City, NJ, to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Edmund Knueppel, Sr. He served our country in the United States Army and retired from Insteel Wire. Surviving are four daughters and a son-in-law, Donna Vasquez Rios of the home, Darlene and David Gentry of Mount Airy, Cathy Poore of Canton, and Karen Draughn of Winston-Salem; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Louis B. and Carol Knueppel of Lambsburg, VA, and George F. Knueppel of the home; ten grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a special nephew, John Knueppel of Alabama. In addition to his parents, Mr. Knueppel was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Maria Sofia Knueppel; and a son, Charles John Knueppel. The funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Moody Funeral Home Chapel in Mount Airy, with the Rev. Gene Brinkley officiating. Entombment will follow in the Skyline Memory Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive friends Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home.