Ellen Catherine (Godwin) Warren

Ellen Catherine Godwin Warren, age 93, of Eastover, NC, went to her heavenly home on Monday, May 17, 2021, due to complications from cancer. Catherine was born September 19th, 1927 to Lucille and Sandy Godwin and grew up in Eastover, NC. She was a resident of Eastover for over seventy years.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, May 21, 2021 at Lebanon Baptist Church, officiating will be Dr. John Campbell and Pastor Rusty Willis.  Burial will follow at Old Bluff Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Wade.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM Friday at the church prior to the service.

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:    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 at Eastover Artworks where she enjoyed working in the framing department.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Hardy Warren; her parents, Lucille and Sandy Godwin; one brother, Harold Godwin, all of the Four Points community.   She is survived by her daughter, Mary W. Stone and Husband, Ronald of Beaufort, NC; a son, Sammy F. Warren and wife Beverly of Wade, NC. Also, she has five granddaughters, one grandson and 11 great-grandchildren.

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, perseverant, determined, and devoted. But of all the words to describe her, one of the best is humble.

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.