Eileen Marie Gordon

Eileen was born in Canton, Illinois on January 21, 1947, to John Paul and Margarette “Peggy” Johnston. Her family moved to Indiana where she grew up and developed a love of caring for horses. She later moved to Columbus, Ohio where she attended Ohio State University and received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and dental hygiene and later became a Certified Financial Planner. She raised her daughter, Alison, in Columbus, and met Jack, to whom she married in 1991. In 1993, they moved to Birmingham, Michigan where she continued to work as a financial planner until retirement, when she and Jack moved to Southport, a community they loved. She always had a love for the water, and bird watching which made Southport, NC the perfect place for retirement.

In retirement Eileen found a love for pottery, studied at the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington and became an active member at the Franklin Square Gallery. She became an accomplished potter, won many awards, and served as the treasurer and later active member of the Financial Committee supporting the current treasurer maintaining the gallery’s financial system.

As a resident in Indigo Plantation, she became very involved in social activities and spent several years as a member of the Indigo ARB.

She is survived by her husband of 34 years, Jack Gordon; her daughter, Alison McCormick and her husband, Terence, and their children, Lillian and Rowan, all of Richmond, VA; her step-children, Mark Gordon and his wife, Dana Renay, and Kristin Smith and her husband, Bill, all of Indianapolis, IN; her step-grandchildren, Sam Gordon of Tokyo, Japan, Noah Gordon, of Los Angeles, CA, Clare Gordon, of Baltimore, MD, Cameron Foley, of Indianapolis, IN and Bailey Allee, of Fayetteville, NC, Maxwell Renay-Lopes, of Cincinnati, OH, Jacob Alexander, of Indianapolis, IN, Ella Renay-Lopes, of Indianapolis, IN; her siblings, John Johnston, of State College, PA, Linda Johnston of Austin, TX, Joseph Johnston, of Columbia, SC, Beverly Moeggenberg, of Loveland, OH, and Patty Szelest, of Cincinnati, OH.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Franklin Square Gallery in Eileen's name at: https://form.jotform.com/252266345350151

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Franklin Square Gallery on Sunday September 21, 2025 at 3pm.

Online condolences may be made at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com

Peacock-Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service, Southport, North Carolina.