| Birth: | Jul. 31, 1946
Fairborn
Greene County
Ohio, USA | | Death: | Jul. 18, 2007
Chesterfield
St. Louis County
Missouri, USA | 
Irene Spangler Underwood, 61, of Chesterfield, Mo., died at her home on Saturday, August 18, 2007 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on July 31, 1946 in Fairborn, Ohio to 1st Lt. John D. Spangler and Ethel Irene Pugh. She was preceded in death by her father 1st LL John D. Spangler. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, J. Kent Underwood; their son, Scott Preston Underwood of St. Louis, wife, Sarah F. Underwood; grandsons, William and Peter; and their son, Jeffrey Kent Underwood, wife, Kay Underwood; and sons, Lane and Tyler of Greely, Colo.; her mother, Ethel Pugh Spangler Merritt and step father, Lucius M. Merritt, Sr. of Roanoke; step siblings, Lucius Merritt, Jr., wife, Brenda of Blacksburg, Mark Merritt, wife, Ardis, Martha Gibbs, husband, Tom, and Sarah Lupton of Roanoke; uncle, Leslie C. Pugh;, aunt, Joyce B. Pugh of Floyd, Va.; and cousins, John Pugh, wife, Sue of Herndon, Va. and Robert Pugh and wife, Theresa of Fredericksburg, Va.
Irene graduated from Patrick Henry High School and the Medical College of Virginia ('68) with a BSRN degree where she was a member of Sigma Zeta honor society. She was a nurse, homemaker, genealogist and accomplished author having published two family genealogical studies and co-authored the book "Nothing to Fear, Nothing to Prove: Living an Aspiring Life" whose message of renewal and spiritual growth have inspired countless readers.
Visitation will be at Schrader Funeral Home, Ballwin, Mo. on Thursday, August 23, 2007 with services at St. John Lutheran Church, Ellisville, Mo. on Friday, August 24, 2007.
Visitation and services in Virginia will be on Monday, August 27, 2007 at Mt. Elbert United Methodist Church, Floyd, Va. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. and the service will begin at 11 am. followed by interment at Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Va. where she will be buried beside her father. Services in Virginia will be by Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
Memorial gifts, in lieu of flowers, may be sent to St. John Lutheran Church Next Generation Ministries, 15800 Manchester Road, Ellisville, MO 63011. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.hornefuneralservice.com
Published in the Roanoke Times from 8/24/2007 - 8/25/2007.
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Sunset Cemetery
Christiansburg
Montgomery County
Virginia, USA |
Created by: Randy Shepherd
Record added: Aug 24, 2007
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