Betty J. Kunkel, 95, of rural Pennville, (Penn township) IN, passed away at home with her family by her side at 11:55 pm on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. She was born on Saturday, June 9, 1928, in Frankton, IN, to the late Hobart M. & Abigail Knotts. Betty was a graduate of Pennville High School. She married Luster R. Kunkel on Wednesday, March 21, 1945, in Wells County, IN; he passed away on August 1, 1973.  She worked at CTS in Berne for 35 years. Betty was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Millard Brown Post # 156 of Montpelier. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, quilting, crafting, and mowing the lawn. She also enjoyed traveling on cruises, loved getting her hair fixed, and her casual Fridays with her friend Nina Stultz. She was known for always calling and checking in on her family and friends.

She is survived by and will be sadly missed by her daughters, Sondra J.  Miller, Montpelier, IN, Connie J. Bales, Montpelier, IN, grandchildren, Tammy (Eddie) Hodge, Edinburgh, IN, Tony (Jennifer) Miller, Montpelier, IN, Les (Carol) Bales, Warren, IN, Sherri Bales, Montpelier, IN, great grandchildren, Shanda Miller, Manual Hodge, Zach Hodge, Kalesay Bales, L.J. Bales, Terry Miller, Jase Miller

She was preceded in death by her father, Hobart M. Knotts, mother, Abigail (Walker) Knotts, husband, Luster R. Kunkel, sisters, Alma Idlewine & Delores Strait, brother, Eugene Knotts, and son in law. Terry Miller.

Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home 109 W Windsor St Montpelier on Sunday, June 25, 2023, from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM and from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Monday, June 26, 2023; an hour before the service.

A service to celebrate Betty's life will be at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 26, 2023, with Jerrod Kunkel and Charles McClain officiating.  Interment will follow next to her husband in the Fairview Cemetery in Bluffton.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Pennville Fire Department/ First Responders, P.O. Box 252, Pennville, IN 47369.

Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier.