12/12/2019
Betty Ann (King) Underwood, 82, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 5, 2019. Born in Beaumont, Texas, Betty grew up in Tenaha, Texas before moving to Pasadena, Texas in 1953 where she lived for a number of years and raised her family. In 1973, Betty married Jack Nelson Underwood and was married for 36 years until his death in 2009. Following Jack’s retirement, they moved to Lometa, Texas in the early ‘90s. Betty moved to Granbury, Texas in 2012.
Betty dedicated her life to serving God and those around her through the hospitality that she extended to so many people. She regularly opened her home to families who were in need and she enjoyed sharing meals with those she loved. Betty taught Ladies Bible Classes and was involved in, and supported, many of the ministries of the Church, giving generously of herself and her means.
Her legacy will live on through the people she touched and, should you wish to share your memories of remembrance, services will be held at Granbury Church of Christ on Saturday, 21 December 2019 at 10:00. There will be a visitation from 9:00 to 10:00 before the funeral. There will also be a graveside service in Lometa, Texas at the Center Cemetery at 3:30 the same day.
Betty is survived by:
Daughter, Celeste Mackie and her husband Grant Mackie
Grandsons, Joshua and Jonathan Cheatham
Two great-grandsons, Judah and Joseph Cheatham
Stepson, George Woods and his wife Barbara and their children and grandchildren
Stepdaughter, Rosemary Payne and her children
Her only sister, Barbara Anderson, and her children and grandchildren, and great-grandchildren
As well as cousins who were very close to her heart.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Ruth and Chester King, her brother, Johnny King, her first husband Nathan Shaw, her husband Jack Underwood, and stepson Mark Thomas Woods.
Family flowers only please. It is requested that if you wish to express your sympathy through a donation in her name, please make a donation to either the First Responders’ Luncheon, 1905 W Pearl Street, Granbury, Texas 76048, a ministry very close to her heart, or Universal Hospice and Palliative Care Facility, 5651 Bridge Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76112 who provided loving care in her final days.
Services are under the direction of Wiley Funeral Home, Granbury, Texas 76048.
