Ellen Catherine (Godwin) Warren (1927 - 2021)

Born 19 Sep 1927 in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Hardy Franklin Warren — married [date unknown] (to 12 Oct 1997) in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Died 17 May 2021 at age 93 in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Ellen Catherine GODWIN was born 19 Sep 1927 in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.

She passed away 17 May 2021 in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. BURIAL Old Bluff Presbyterian Church Cemetery Godwin, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA.

Ellen Catherine Godwin-Warren, 93, of Eastover, NC, passed away on May 17, 2021 due to complications from cancer.

She was born on September 19, 1927.

Catherine grew up in Eastover, NC and was a resident for over seventy years.

One of the most enjoyable aspects of her life was her church and her family. She worked in a number of positions at Lebanon Baptist Church including as a Sunday school teacher, director of Vacations Bible School, Baptist Training Union (BTU) instructor, as well as Women's Missionary Union (WMU) leader.

In her earlier years, she worked in a family country store. Later she worked with Cumberland County school system as a cafeteria manager. After retiring from the school system, she worked as Eastover Artworks where she enjoyed working in the framing department.

Catherine loved the Lord and she loved her church and church family. She believed in the Truth - the inerrancy and total sufficiency of the Scriptures. There are many words to describe Catherine such as honest, dependable, loyal, preserved, determined, and devoted. But of all the words to describe her, one of the best is humble.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Hardy Warren; her parents, Lucille Godwin and Sandy Godwin; one brother, Harold Godwin, all of Four Points community near Wade, NC.

Catherine is survived by her daughter, Mary W. Stone (Ronald) of Beaufort, NC; a son, Sammy F. Warren (Beverly) of Wade, NC; five granddaughters; and eleven great-grandchildren.

The funeral services will be held at Lebanon Baptist Church with Dr. John Campbell and Pastor Rusty Willis officiating. The burial services will follow at Old Bluff Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Wade.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Lebanon Baptist Church, 3329 Beard Road, Eastover, NC 28312, or to the Levine Cancer Institute, 1021 Moorehead Medical Drive, Charlotte, NC 28204.

Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, NC 28391.

Sources

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #227317674

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