James Edward "Jim" Underwood ~ Obituary

Long time Henry County Educator James Ewing "Jim" Underwood,70,
died early this morning, September 27, 1996, at his Franklin Drive
residence in Paris.

The body is to be cremated.

A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at First United
Methodist Church, where he was a member. Dossie Wheatley of Dyersburg
and Ben Boone, First United Methodist Church in Paris will officate.

Visitation is planned from 5-8 p.m. today at McEvoy Funeral Home.

A Puryear native, he was born July 10, 1926, to Hinda Lax Underwood
and the late Walter G. Underwood. He was married March 20, 1948, to
the former Charlie Jackson, who also survives. A Korean War veteran,
he was principal of Rhea Elementary School from 1968 until his
retirement in 1990.

He also is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Tracy and Mark
Mattingly of Big Sandy; two sons and a daughter-in-law. Hugh and Amy
Underwood of Dallas and James Douglas Underwood of Puryear and his
fiancee, Nancy Lassiter; a sister and brother-in-law, Jane and
Blaine McNabb of Murray; two brothers and sister-in-laws, Tilford
and Joyce Underwood of Paducah, Kentucky, and Hal and Kay Underwood
of Puryear; two grandchildren, David and Katie Mattingly; and a
stepgranddaughter, Alyssa Meersmas; and Nancy Lassiter's daughter,

Obituary
Reprinted from THE PARIS POST-INTELLIGENCER
Paris, Tennessee
Edition ~ Used by Permission