Margaret Molyneaux "Margo" Hepler

Margaret (Margo) Molyneaux (Snell) Hepler cherished wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend died October 4, 2025, at the age of 101. Margo was born on May 22, 1924, in Hamilton, Ontario to the late Joseph W. and Aldyth (Marks) Snell. A gifted musician, Margo attended many schools on the East Coast in her youth graduating in 1943 from Dobbs Ferry High School in Dobbs Ferry, New York. She was unable to accept a scholarship offered to Juilliard School in New York returning instead to live with her mother in Miami, Florida. There she worked for a local bank and served as a USO hostess during WWII and met her husband Ernest L. Hepler, Sr. who was training as a B-29 waist gunner in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Following WWII, Margo and Ernie worked and raised their family while residing in Gratz and Sunbury, Pennsylvania and Miami, Hollywood, Ft. Lauderdale, and Ft. Pierce, Florida and finally Taylors, South Carolina. Margo graduated from Indian River Community College in Ft. Pierce and attended Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Margo and Ernie were active members of a protestant church in each community they lived and made many lifelong friendships. Professionally, Margo worked as a bank bookkeeper, school secretary, and as an entrepreneur… co-owning a driving school and cleaning business. Margo is preceded in death by her devoted husband of 60 years, Ernest L. Hepler Sr., her parents, her sister Claire (Garret) Plumblee, her brothers’ Thomas (Joanne Brandon) Snell, and Joseph (Grace Ann Carefoot) Snell Jr. She is survived by her three children, Ernest L. (Carol Skinner), Barbara K. (Richard) King, Fredrick W., five grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and 11 great-great grandchildren. Margo (our family’s beloved GG) leaves a lasting imprint on each of the lives of her descendant generations: the glee and excitement forever found in memories of a child’s anticipation; smiles and fond recollections… of past camping trips, indulgences of time, fascinating gifts, limitless pairs of sunglasses, weekend yard sales and a never-ending search for bargains, long walks and a tennis match or two, interesting clothes with lively colors and imprinted objects, a fascination with cooking (without recipe), a natural love to talk and give advice, and an intense spiritual foundation steeped in God’s love through Jesus Christ that she shared with purpose to everyone. Margo truly never met anyone whom she considered a stranger or was unwilling to share the excitement of her everyday life. A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday October 14, 2025 at Raymond Funeral Service P.A from 5pm to 8pm with internment to follow at a date to be determined in Arlington National Cemetery with her beloved husband. Memorial Contributions can Be made to the Fisher House Foundation Inc, PO Box 791598 Baltimore MD 21279 www.fisherhouse.org or Maranatha Bible Church ARC Building Fund, 900 S. Broadway, Lantana FL 33462 ,www.maranathabible.com in memory of Margo. "He’s coming see he’s coming And his arms are open wide I’m running yes I’m running I must hurry to his side This time the battles over There’ll be others this I know But I’m standing on his promise That he’ll never let me go I’m standing on his promises He says I am his own He’ll keep me ever faithful And he’ll take me safely home I’ll stand before my father In his righteousness arrayed For my only hope and glory Is the sacrifice he made" -Margo Hepler

Margaret Molyneaux "Margo" Hepler

May 22, 1924 - October 4, 2025