Mary Margaret Zumwalt

Mary Margaret Dale Zumwalt went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at the age of 91. Born in Culpeper, Virginia, on January 27, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Hezekiah R. & Mary Smith Woodward. Mary was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church where she enjoyed the fellowship with her Sunday School class and the Sunday lunches after church services as long as her health allowed. She spent her earlier years in Culpeper before moving to Charlotte in the late 1970s and marrying the late George W. Dale and later marrying the late Riley “Rich” Zumwalt Jr. until his death in 2014. Margaret, known to her Charlotte friends as Mary, was quite the traveler in the 1960s and 1970s, often going to New York as the buyer for The Fashion Shoppe and then The White Shop when she wasn’t selling clothes and making lifelong friends in downtown Culpeper. When in Virginia, she spent much of her spare time making beautiful ceramic pieces for herself and loved ones while enjoying the company of her special friends, June and Earle. After work in the evenings, she would spend time next door at her brother Jimmie’s home with her niece, Lisa, to whom who she passed along her knowledge and love of ceramics and left her with a lifetime of special memories of their outings and shopping trips together. She prided herself on being a fashionable dresser, always looking her best when she went out. After moving to North Carolina, she continued her love for being stylish and selling clothes by working at and being a buyer for Miller & Rhodes and later Dillard’s until her retirement. A dear friend described Mary as having the gracious manner of a Southern Belle, the very best of courtesy and grace. Mary was always positive in her acceptance of you, always greeted you as if you were the most welcome person in her life, brought you chicken soup and pudding when you were sick, and encouraged you in whatever endeavor you involved yourself. Mary is survived by her niece Lisa Woodward Hutcherson (Billy) and nephew Jimmie W. Woodward (Josie), numerous great nieces and nephews and many special friends she made over the years. Also surviving Mary are her dear, close friends Linda Rothwell and Christi Offstein whose dogs Honey and Eazy gave Mary countless hours of love and happiness. In addition to her parents and husbands, preceding Mary in death were her brothers Jimmie James Woodward (Lillian), John Robert “Billy” Woodward (Donna), and Hezekiah Woodward (Janie). The family will receive friends at Lowe-Neddo Funeral Home in Matthews on Thursday, December 1, 2022, from 1 – 1:30 p.m. with services to follow in the funeral home chapel. After the service, Mary will be taken to her final place of earthly rest at Sunset Memory Gardens. Michael John Neddo of Lowe-Neddo Funeral Home is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. PLEASE NOTE, THE VIDEO FEED FROM THE FUNERAL HOME WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE SERVICE. Topic: Mary Margaret Zumwalt Service Time: Dec 1, 2022 01:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84392579308?pwd=NmFWcXp5SjZPVFk5T2FhcnFQTUhpQT09 Meeting ID: 843 9257 9308 Passcode: 736246 One tap mobile +13092053325,,84392579308#,,,,*736246# US +13126266799,,84392579308#,,,,*736246# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 689 278 1000 US +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US Meeting ID: 843 9257 9308 Passcode: 736246 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kSi3uACPY

Mary Margaret Zumwalt

January 27, 1931 - November 24, 2022