Burl Hodges Underwood

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• Death: Y
• Occupation: He was a teacher in Knox County Schools for over forty years.

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Burl H. Underwood spent most of his eighty-seven years in Knox County but he always kept a keen interest in anything happening in the north end f Sevier County. His interest in Sevier County stretched back to the earliest days of the area now surrounding Highway 66. His book, Underwoods and Related Families, chronicles the families of the Kodak section of Sevier County and then follows the growth and spread of those families to other parts of the nation.

Death:
From the Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, 7 Mar 1993: Longtime Knox County educator Burl H. Underwood died Saturday at East Tennessee Baptist Hospital following a Friday stroke. A retired teacher and principal, Mr. Underwood had worked more than 40 years in Knox County Schools. He began his teaching career in Sevier County, where he met his wife, Emma S. Huffaker, when they were the only two teachers at the Underwood School in the Kodak area. She died in 1983. Mr. Underwood's last school assignment was as principal of Vestal Elementary School. He was the last president of the Knox County Teachers League and the first president of the Knox County Education Association. He also served as president of the Knox County Retired Teachers Association. He was active in the Republican Party and ran unsuccessfully in 1974 as a Republican for the Knox County Board of Education. Mr. Underwood had a lifelong interest in local history and genealogy. He had remained active and in his home until his illness. Burial Greenwood Cemetery.

Burl married Sarah Emma Huffaker on 26 Oct 1929 in First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of William Arthur Huffaker and Sarah Louise "Sally" Elder) was born on 19 Sep 1906; died on 08 Jan 1983. [Group Sheet]

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• Death: Y
• Occupation: He was in the USAF and served as a mathematics teacher and as an administrator in Knoxville City Schools.

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Death:
Underwood, Robert B. ? age 81, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2011. He was born on September 28, 1930. He was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. He graduated with a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Tennessee. He served in active duty with the U.S.A.F. from 1951 to 1953. He retired from Knoxville City Schools after teaching at South and Fulton High Schools. He served as principal of Young High School and South Middle School. Preceded in death by parents, Burl and Emma Underwood. Survived by wife, Joyce D. Underwood; daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Brian Emmett; grandchildren, Molly and Bobby Emmett of Raleigh, North Carolina; brother and sister-in-law, Thomas R. and Cindy Underwood. Family and friends will meet at 1:45 pm Sunday, November 20, 2011, at Greenwood Cemetery for graveside services at 2:00 pm with Dr. Don Olive officiating.

Died:
Underwood, Robert B. ? age 81, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2011. He was born on September 28, 1930. He was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. He graduated with a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Tennessee. He served in active duty with the U.S.A.F. from 1951 to 1953. He retired from Knoxville City Schools after teaching at South and Fulton High Schools. He served as principal of Young High School and South Middle School. Preceded in death by parents, Burl and Emma Underwood. Survived by wife, Joyce D. Underwood; daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Brian Emmett; grandchildren, Molly and Bobby Emmett of Raleigh, North Carolina; brother and sister-in-law, Thomas R. and Cindy Underwood. Family and friends will meet at 1:45 pm Sunday, November 20, 2011, at Greenwood Cemetery for graveside services at 2:00 pm with Dr. Don Olive officiating.

Robert married Joyce Drinnen (daughter of Bruce Drinnen and Bertha Eddington) [Group Sheet]

Thomas married Sandra Smith [Group Sheet]

Thomas married Lucille (Cindy) Payne Kinnane [Group Sheet]