Robert Burl Underwood

1930 - 2011  (81 years)

• Name	Robert Burl Underwood
  Born	28 Sep 1930  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Y  [2]
  	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.
  Occupation	He was in the USAF and served as a mathematics teacher and as an administrator in Knoxville City Schools.  [1]
  Died	17 Nov 2011
  	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.
  Buried	20 Nov 2011	Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, TN
  Person ID	I9357	Evans
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Burl Hodges Underwood,   b. 30 May 1906,   d. 06 Mar 1993  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Sarah Emma Huffaker,   b. 19 Sep 1906,   d. 08 Jan 1983  (Age 76 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1929	First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F2317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joyce Drinnen
  Children	1. Sarah Jane Underwood
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F1899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S263] Book - Underwood Family, Barbara Jean Hill Kesterson, (1993). [S397] Find a Grave. [S93] Book - The Underwoods, Burl Hodges Underwood, (Burl Underwood, Knoxville, TN, 1986).