Linda “Michelle†Huffstetler Lowder, 33, of Locust, NC, formerly of Midland, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011, in an automobile accident. Ms. Lowder was born December 20, 1977, in Monroe, NC. She was preceded in death by her father, Michael Juan Huffstetler. Michelle graduated from West Stanly High School in 1997, was a waitress at Sunrise Grill, Locust, and a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Concord. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m., Sunday, April 17, at Hartsell Funeral Home, Midland. The funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 19, in the Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel, Midland, officiated by Rev. Mickey Howard and Rev. Les Lanier. Burial will follow in Charlotte Memorial Gardens. Survivors include her daughters, Emylie and Natalie Lowder, of the home; mother, Linda Huffstetler; special friend, Ryan Clark, from Locust; brothers, Jeff, Daniel, and Robert Huffstetler and Thomas Webb; sister, Ann Rice; grandmother, Lucy Teeter; husband, Tony Douglas Lowder, Jr.; three aunts, three uncles, and many more relatives. Memorials may be made to the Bank of Stanly, c/o Suzanne Hill, for Michelle Huffstetler, 416 West Main Street, Locust, NC 28097. Hartsell Funeral Home, Midland, is serving the Lowder family.