Our precious mother, Eva Underwood, 80 of Van Buren was graced with God’s presence on Thursday, November 15, 2018 in her home. Mom was a member of Concord Baptist Church, The Red Hat Rockettes Chapter 80661, The Flat Rock Village Circle of Prayer, the Garden Gate Garden Club to name a few. Mom taught ceramics from their home on Rena Road for many years and travelled the 48 states with her friends that they called themselves “Mimi’s Ladies”. Throughout the years she played piano and taught Sunday school at some of the churches she attended. She lived her Christian faith with devotion and many will attest to that. If you met her, you knew her faith, love and joy. Her friends at Flat Rock Village referred to her as “Giggles”. She was a wiz at playing cards. She welcomed you into her home and always made sure you didn’t leave hungry. She will receive many welcomes, but the best will be from our daddy, the little boy who fell in love with her at the tender age of twelve. Mom is preceded in death by her husband, Bob Underwood; eldest daughter, Lynn Young and her precious parents, T.B. and Verna Baxter.

Funeral service will be at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Ocker Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with cremation to follow under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren.

She leaves one son, Rusty Underwood; middle daughter, Sherry Gatlin and husband, Eddie; youngest daughter, Kaye Cox and husband, J.D. and also, son-in-law, Gary Young by marriage to eldest daughter, Lynn Young. Grandchildren, Jenifer Jones and husband, Chris along with great grandchildren Baxter and Garyn, Dr. Mitchell Gibson and fiancé, Whitney Cox along with great grandchildren, Emily and Ethan, Dr. Chris Young, Crystal Morse and husband, Dr. Chris along with great grandchildren, Brayden and Kylan, Sara Beth Abernathy and husband, Dan along with great grandchildren, Maddie and Miller. She was fortunate to have step grandchildren, Jake Gatlin, Charlene Becker, Rachael and Joey Cox, also one step great grandchild, Austin Morse and future great grandchild, Landon Cox; she is the oldest of five children born to T.B. and Verna Baxter. Siblings: Dottie Perrier and husband, Paul along with sons, Brian and Brad; Judy (Malone) Crawford and husband, Gary along with sons of Judy, Michael, Eldon, Stephen and Marc, Mayor Gary Baxter and wife, Kay along with children, Gary Richard and Dayna Lewis, the youngest sibling Pastor Phillip Baxter and wife, Shirley along with children, Lori Dean and Jeff Baxter.

Mom/Meme we’ll see you again.

The family will visit with relatives and friends Monday, November 19, 2018 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Ocker Funeral Home 700 Jefferson Street, Van Buren.

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