Karen 'Lynn' Kunkel

Karen Lynn Kunkel, 66, of Dawsonville passed away on Monday, November 1st, 2021.

The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m, Friday, November 5, 2021, in the chapel of McDonald and Son Funeral Home in Cumming Georgia, with the family receiving friends from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m on Thursday, November 4, 2021, and Friday November 5, 2021 from 9:00 a.m to 10:00 a.m at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta.

Lynn Kunkel was born on October 18, 1955, in Ware Shoals South Carolina. Mrs. Kunkel was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Dawsonville, Georgia. She enjoyed spending time with her family and supporting her children and grandchildren in all that they do. She loved spending time near any body of water and being in the sun.

She was the daughter of the late Samuel Erskine Cooper and Betty Cobb Cooper (living), and sister to Samuel Jr. and the late Nannette Cooper, and Shane and Tonia Cooper. She is survived by her husband, Frank Kunkel Jr.; children, Carmen and Clay Cunningham, Christi and Shawn Harris, Frank III and Heather Kunkel, Carly and Josh Elrod; grandchildren, Chandler Kunkel, Cydney Cunningham, McKenzie Kunkel, Conner Franklin, Carter Cunningham, Calee Kunkel, Kelsey Harris, and Zack Harris.

Lynn Kunkel was an absolute joy to everyone that crossed her path. Her smile lit up the room and her personality made everyone feel welcomed. She was a shining example of how to share her faith with others and is defined by her acts of loving-kindness and her generous heart. We all have peace in knowing that Lynn (Mamaw) is with our risen Lord. Our lives are forever better because of this amazing woman.

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