Ivan Underwood

Ivan Dale Underwood, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 12, 2007, at the family home.

He was born Jan. 8, 1928, in La Valle, Mo., son of Henry and Ethel Jackson Underwood. He and Helen Thomason were married Sept. 27, 1986.

Underwood was a truck driver for Valley Steel. He was a member of the Christian Motor Cycle Association and a member of the Community Church in Marble Hill, Mo., where he was known as the candy man by the children of the church.

Survivors include his wife Helen; three sons, Darrell Underwood of Cape Girardeau, Gary Underwood of Hidden Valley, Mo., David Underwood of Jackson; two daughters, Carolyn Allbritton of Cape Girardeau, Sandra Housley of Seneca, Mo.; three stepdaughters, Linda Bordeaux of Albuquerque, N.M., Debbie Brown of Jackson, Marcia Eaton of St. Louis; four brothers, Elvis and Dale Underwood, both of Cape Girardeau, Milford Underwood of Searcy, Ark., Raymond Underwood of Pocahontas, Mo.; two sisters, Verna Coriadan of Oak Ridge, Mo., Wanda Underwood of Jackson; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Larry Dean Underwood, Donnie Gene Underwood; two sisters, Lucille Conklin, Mildred Scowden.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Diana Cook and Rev. Lex Horner officiating.

Burial will follow in the Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill.