Gloria Underwood Hyler

Gloria Jean “Gloma” Underwood Hyler, 80 of Eden, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at her home.

A funeral service will be held at 11am Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Fair Funeral Home Chapel in Eden. Burial will follow at Dan View Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Fair Funeral Home from 5-7pm Friday, September 5, 2025. Other times the family will be meeting at Gloria's home, 119 Edgewood Drive, Eden, NC.

Gloria was born April 17, 1945 at her uncle Sam’s log cabin in Spray, NC, to George Dillard Underwood, Sr., and Eva Coleman Underwood. She was a graduate of Morehead High School, class of 1963. Gloria was a member of Osborne Baptist Church. She worked as a technician for Central Telephone Company until her retirement.

Gloria loved cooking and baking for the holidays, making “goodie bags” for special people in her life at Christmas, and made sure everyone had their favorite dish at Thanksgiving and Christmas. She loved sending cards to the people she knew and she was always the first Christmas card that everyone received. She loved her flip flops and pedicures, watching the birds and critters in her yard and feeding them, and shopping. The apple of her eyes were her two grandsons and great-grandson. She was very proud of her family.

Left to cherish her memory are her father, George Underwood, Sr.; daughter, Jennifer Hyler Shelton (Neil); grandsons, Tyler Shelton, Taylor Shelton (Katie); great grandson, Clay Daniel Shelton and another great-grandchild on the way; brother, Tommy Underwood (Vicki); special niece, Brooke Willis, and nephew, Tommy Underwood, II; numerous nieces and nephews.

Gloria is preceded in death by her husband, Merchant Leroy “Smokey” Hyler, mother, Eva Coleman Underwood, and brother, George Dillard Underwood, Jr.

Flowers are appreciated, but the family encourages donations in her name to Camp Carefree, 275 Carefree Ln, Stokesdale, NC 27357 or to Ancora Compassionate Care, PO Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com.