Molly Finch Hundley age 89 of Boone passed away March 23, 2023. Born May 1, 1933, in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Dorsey Finch and Rosa Belle West Finch. She was preceded in death by her mother and father; three brothers, Ralph Cheatham Finch, Raymond Finch, and Carl Finch; two sisters Mary Louise Finch Orr and Helen Finch Wortham; and one great grandchild Owen Coe; and her husband of 42 years, Elmo Douglas Hundley.

She is survived by three children Elrin Lewis Hundley and wife, Monica of Smithfield, Virginia, Elvin Maxzelle Hundley and wife, Sheila of Boone and Laura Elizabeth Hundley Brown and husband, Bryan Brown of Bunnlevel, North Carolina. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren: one sister, Ruby Finch Matthews and husband, Marvin Matthews of Kittrell, NC. She is also survived by one brother, Robert Henry Finch, and wife, Ann of Kittrell, NC. She is survived by several nieces and nephews as well.

She graduated from Zeb Vance high school in 1952 and graduated from East Carolina in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education. She received her master's degree from Appalachian State University in 1961.  Molly initially taught school in North Carolina for seven years, in Delaware for four years, in Maryland for five years before returning to North Carolina where she taught school for an additional 21 years.

She was a member of Greenway Baptist Church in Boone. Molly taught Sunday school for several years and served on several committees including the accounting committee, the flower committee, the memorials committee, and the social kitchen committee. She was a member of the Upper Room class and a member of the singing saints.

Molly believed in hard work and expected her students and family to follow her example. Teaching was a joy, and she loved all her students.

A special thanks to Sheila Hundley, her daughter-in-love who graciously and selflessly helped Molly with various needs through the years.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday, March 27, 2023, at 1:00 PM at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Bryan Brown and Reverend Gordon Noble will officiate. A private family interment will be held in Lawson Cemetery in Eden, NC where she will be buried alongside her late husband Elmo D. Hundley.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 until 1:00, prior to the service.

Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Samaritan's Purse, 801 Bamboo Road Boone, NC 28607.

Online condolences may be sent to the Hundley family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com

Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.