Emanuel County GaArchives Obituaries.....Underwood, Rufus Joshua June 1940 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kristi Farrow kiksmama95@aol.com March 13, 2011, 10:59 pm Swainsboro Forrest Blade Jun 1940 Rufus Josh Underwood Rufus Josh Underwood, died at his residence in Summertown last Sunday at 3:30 pm, after an illness of about three months. Mr. Underwood was born in Emanuel County on July 16th, 1876, and was the son of the late Josh Underwood of Washington County and Eliza Spence Underwood of Emanuel County. He is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss Alice Bertha Sherrod; three sons, Green Y. Underwood, of San Francisco, Calif, W.W. Underwood of Summertown; two daughters Mrs. Eliza Greenway, and Miss Gladys Underwood of Summertown; one brother E.W. Underwood of Summertown. Mr. Underwood was a member of the Summertown Methodist Church, where funeral services were held last Tuesday at 3:30 pm with Rev. john E. Wilson pastor, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/emanuel/obits/u/underwoo10000gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb