Mildred L. Murdock, 93, of Hiddenite, N.C., got her angel wings on Monday, April 19, 2021, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C., after a long bout with cancer.

Mildred was like a mother hen to her family; she took care of her parents as they aged, canned foods, and baked delicious apple pies. She worked at Jansen Manufacturing, where she was a professional seamstress. She worked as a seamstress most of her life. She was a lifetime member of Liberty United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John A Murdock and Martha Warren Murdock; and brothers, Clyde Murdock, Kel Murdock.

Those left to cherish and honor her memory are her sister, Dean Pennell of the old home place in Hiddenite; brothers, Troy Murdock of Kannapolis and Zane Murdock wife Geleda of Taylorsville; nine nieces; 12 nephews; and several other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers include Roger Pennell, Bradley Watson, Donnie Pennell, Brent Lackey, Curtis Pennell, and Eric Murdock.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 23, 2021, at Liberty United Methodist Cemetery in Hiddenite, N.C.

Chapman Funeral Home is serving the family.