St. Clair County Obits

JAMES ALFRED UNDERWOOD

Clinton Daily Democrat
14 July 1980
James Alfred Underwood was born April 27, 1895 in St. Clair Co., Missouri to Elmer and Beatrice Inskeep Underwood He died July 1 1980 at the Independence Medical Center at the age of 85 years, two months four days.
Jim Underwood spent most of his life in St. Clair and Henry County areas. He was a construction worker and worked at the Dickey Clay Factory in Deepwater until its closing. He was a member of the Deepwater Baptist Church. In 1926 he married Wanda May Emerson. To this union four children were born.
He is survived by three sons, James E. of Windsor, Elmer of Tarsney Lake and Billy L. of Lee's Summit; one daughter, Mrs. Wanda Rose West of Lone Jack; one brother, Clell Underwood of Appleton City; three sisters, Blanche Manbeck and Faye Ballew, both of Clinton, and Grace Richardson of Appleton City; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were July 3 at the Goodrich Chapel in Osceola with the Rev. Jesse Taylor officiating. Pallbearers were Billy Dykes, James Dykes, Dean Mullikin, Barry Underwood, Jay Underwood, Jim Ed Underwood, and Albert West. Burial was in Westfield cemetery.