Obituaries

His funeral will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at First Christian Church with Rev. Kathy Naish officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:30 pm on Tuesday at the church prior to the service.

Mr. Huffstetler was born on December 20, 1945 in Lincoln County to the late Marshall E. and Myrtle Carpenter Huffstetler.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Marshall Huffstetler and two sisters Joann Hill and Carolyn Allran. He was a veteran of the United States Navy.  Mr. Huffstetler was retired from manufacturing where he worked as a plant superintendent.

He is survived by his wife, Judy Ewing Huffstetler of the home; one son, Ben Cauley and wife Holly of Lincolnton; one daughter, Michelle Hughes and husband Sean of Wilmington; one brother, Bill Huffstetler and wife Christy of Dallas; two sisters, Deborah Buff and husband Neil of Maiden and Jeannie Daniels of Sebring, FL; three grandchildren, Montgomery Hughes, Camden Hughes and Carter Cauley.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to First Christian Church, 735 Buffalo Shoals Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092 or to the American Heart Association, PO Box 5216, Glenn Allen, VA 23058-5267.