Marcia Jean Underwood, 71, of Hart, returned home to the Lord on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.  She was born to Auda and Hazel (Crane) Underwood on September 17, 1953, in Muskegon Michigan.

The tenth of eleven children, Marcia graduated from Reeths-Puffer High School in 1972. While living in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she had her first daughter, Angela, in 1975.  After moving back home to Muskegon, Marcia welcomed her second and final child in 1980, another daughter, Joy. In 1989, Marcia relocated her family to Elbridge Township in Hart Michigan, to live closer to her mother. A woman of strong faith, Marcia enjoyed attending church gatherings, camping, softball and spending time with her many loved ones. If she wasn’t outside riding her scooter while walking her beloved dog Lola, then she could often be found underneath a warm blanket with a book in hand while watching reruns of “Little House on the Prairie”.

Marcia is survived by:  daughters, Angela (Paul) Tickle and Joy (Toby) Underwood; grandchildren, Tiffanie (Brian) Miller, Tyra (Raymond) Martinez, David Vershueren II, Wesley Underwood, Skylar Chapman, Saige Chapman, Shanna (Ivan) Champman; great-grandchildren, Kierra Vershueren, Abigail and Thor Miller, Alana, Gabriella, Hailey, Remi and Zoey Martinez, and Pheonix Underwood; siblings, Jerry Underwood, Harry (Juanita) Underwood, Cora Huggard, Richard Bayne, Ronald Bayne and Janettia Bayne; many nieces, nephews and friends.

Marcia was preceded in death by:  parents, Auda and Hazel; step-fathers, Wesley Bayne and Carl Martin; brothers, Jackie, John, Don Underwood and Jerry Messenger, Bill and Don Bayne; sisters-in-law, Lyn Underwood and Mary Bayne.

A celebration of Marcia’s life will be held at 2 pm, Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the American Legion, 803 E. Colby Street, Whitehall, Michigan 49461.

Harris Funeral Home, in Shelby, is in charge of arrangements.

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