Alva "Jiggs" Underwood, 80, of 432 C N 17th St., Murphysboro, died Friday, Feb. 22, 1980, in the Jackson County Nursing Home after a long illness.
Mr. Underwood was a retired construction laborer. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Murphysboro and the Local 160 of the Laborers Union.
He was born May 9, 1899, in Murphysboro, to Frank and Etta Cooper Underwood. He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include two sisters, Lola Imhoff of Murphysboro and Clara McMillian of Cutler; four brothers, Robert, Raymond and Kenneth Underwood, all of Murphysboro, and Ralph Underwood of Largo, Fla.
Burial will be in the Tower Grove Cemetery in Murphysboro.
Source: Southern Illinoisan, Feb. 24, 1980
Alva "Jiggs" Underwood, 80, of 432 C N 17th St., Murphysboro, died Friday, Feb. 22, 1980, in the Jackson County Nursing Home after a long illness.
Mr. Underwood was a retired construction laborer. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Murphysboro and the Local 160 of the Laborers Union.
He was born May 9, 1899, in Murphysboro, to Frank and Etta Cooper Underwood. He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include two sisters, Lola Imhoff of Murphysboro and Clara McMillian of Cutler; four brothers, Robert, Raymond and Kenneth Underwood, all of Murphysboro, and Ralph Underwood of Largo, Fla.
Burial will be in the Tower Grove Cemetery in Murphysboro.
Source: Southern Illinoisan, Feb. 24, 1980
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Hallie Eugene Underwood
1892–1960
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Edith May Underwood Doolin
1894–1977
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Robert J. Underwood
1896–1985
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Clara A. Underwood McMillian
1901–1991
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Lola Geraldine Underwood Imhoff
1903–1990
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William Franklin Underwood
1905–1971
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Frank Underwood
1907–1962
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Ralph Underwood
1911–1996
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Raymond George "Jelly" Underwood
1913–1982
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Kenneth L "Curly" Underwood
1917–2005
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