Ellen A. Underwood, 60, of Raeford, died Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Survivors are: children, Her son, Michael Underwood of Denver, Colo.; daughters, Deborah McClendon (Kevin) and their two daughters, Keira and Lainey, of Saginaw, Mich., Catherine Gilpin and her daughter, Olivia, of Springfield, Mo., and Jessica Oakes (Dennis) and their three sons, Aden, Nathan, and Caleb of Lumber Bridge; and her three brothers, John Johnson (Sharon) of Lima, Ohio; Donald Johnson of Camdenton, Mo., and Robert Johnson of St. Louis, Mo.
A vigil and prayer reading will be held today, March 4, 2014, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Pinecrest Funeral and Cremation Services in Hope Mills, and a funeral Mass will be held the following day, Monday, May 5, 2014, in Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Hope Mills at noon. There will be a social lunch afterwards provided by the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Condolences may be left at pinecrestfuneralservice.com.