Emanuel-Jenkins County GaArchives Obituaries.....Underwood, Elijah December 1947 ************************************************ 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, 10:57 pm Swainsboro Forrest Blade Dec 1947 Elijah W Underwood Elijah W. Underwood, age 74 of near Summertown, died at his residence late Tuesday afternoon after a long illness. He was born in Emanuel county the son of the late Joshua Underwood and the late Eliza Spence Underwood, both natives of Emanuel county. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eva Kirkland Underwood of Summertown; two sons, Sgt. C.C. Underwood, State Patrol of Waycross, Roy Bernard Underwood of Summertown; six daughters, Mrs. Smiley B. Fields Swainsboro; Mrs. E.A. Greenway, Riddleville; Mrs. W.O. Howell. Summertown; Mrs. James A. Griner, Savannah; Miss Grace Underwood, Waycross; Miss Jaynelle Underwood, Summertown, nine grandchildren. Funeral services were held from the Summertown Methodist church of which he was a member of 3 pm Wednesday with the Rev Chester Gilbert Pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. H. S. Brooks of Swainsboro. Burial was in the church cemetery with DeLoach Mortuary in charge of arrangements. Active pall bearers were, Milferd Lamb, Wilkes Bramlett, Lott Bishop, Tom Roberts, Denny Henry and Frank Kirkland. Honorary were, Batt Rogers, Marion Wells, Sam Greenway, Ellis Williams, West Davis, R. A. Flanders, john B. Spivey, Jottie Lewis and Robert Humphry. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/emanuel/obits/u/underwoo9998gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb