Clara Ann Underwood, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, at her home.
She was born Sept. 3, 1941, in Hartman, Arkansas, to Roy Melvin and Hazel Juanita Wood Sexton. She married Elvis Underwood on Feb. 10, 1996.
She worked at the Florsheim Shoe factory. She was a member of the Apostolic Lighthouse in Scott City.
She is survived by her husband, Elvis Underwood; a son, Gregory Ozment of Benton, Missouri; four stepsons, Rodney (Jessica) Underwood of Cape Girardeau, Leslie Ozment Jr. and Richard Ozment of Scott City and David Kelley of Cape Girardeau; four stepdaughters, Rhonda (Tim) Dunham of Surprise, Arizona, Charleen Underwood of Platte City, Missouri, and Connie (Mike) Brock and Gay Lynn Ozment of Scott City; two brothers, Claude Sexton of Marshfield, Wisconsin, and Charles Sexton of Sikeston, Missouri; four sisters, Mary (Mark) Johnson of Spencer, Wisconsin, Judy (Mike) Childers of Metropolis, Illinois, Sherry Wilkens of Cape Girardeau and Donna (Keith) Neeley of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; 27 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, a sister and a grandson.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the chapel, with the Revs. Terry Finney and Timothy Lee officiating. Burial will be in New Morley Cemetery in Morley, Missouri.
Online condolences may be shared at www.amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.
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