CAMDEN — George Ellis Underhill, 80, passed away peacefully on Saturday July 9, 2022 at home, surrounded by family.

Born in Camden, Maine on September 17, 1941, he was the son of George Underhill and Agnes Basford Underhill. George grew up in Lincolnville and graduated from Camden High School in 1959.

On October 17, 1959, he married his high school sweetheart, Gypsie Converse Underhill. George worked for the Camden Tannery and later Maine Egg Farm to support his and Gypsie’s family, which grew to include their three children: Cory, Vicki and Laurie. In 1980, George and Gypsie purchased Cedar Crest Motel & Coffee Shop in Camden from Gypsie’s mother. They owned and operated the motel together until they sold the business and retired in 2000.

George was a talented craftsman and artist. He carved award-winning birds and painted landscapes. He was a skilled woodworker, and built everything from furniture and cabinets to toys and clocks. George also enjoyed gardening, camping, four-wheeling and hunting. George enjoyed being an active member of the community. He was a Mason, and previously a member of the Lion’s Club and a Boy Scout leader.

George will be greatly missed by his family.

Surviving are his children: son Cory Underhill and his wife Katrina, daughter Vicki Catell and her husband Mark, and daughter Laurie Byant and her husband Stan; grandchildren: Krystle Catell, Jason Underhill, Rachele Hartley, Dustin Underhill, Nic Sukeforth, Christopher Bryant, Nathan Catell and Peter Bryant; great-grandchildren: Acacia Hartley, Phoebe Hartley, Easton Underhill and Grace Sukeforth; sisters: Shirley Braley, Eva Botley; and sister-in-law Carol Underhill. And many nieces and nephews; longtime friends: Sandra and Phill Tibbetts, and Connie and Doug Leavitt.

George’s beloved wife, Gypsie, predeceased him in January 2022.

A public celebration of life and reception will be held on Sunday, July 31, at 3 p.m., at the Rockport Masonic Center, 361 Main Street, Rockport.

Condolences and memories may be shared at www.longfuneralhomecamden.com. Arrangements are with the Long Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 9 Mountain Street, Camden.