Underwood - Albert Cleveland
Albert Cleveland Underwood
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 4-Mar-1961 p 4
Note: Thanks to the great work of Don & Peg Proctor on the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery
Albert Cleveland Underwood, 76, retired businessman and former county recorder and city councilman, died at his home, 206 W. Pike St, at 10:30 o'clock Friday night. Although he had been in failing helath for some time, his death came suddenly as the result of a heart attack. Underwood was elected county recorder in 1930 and served for the following 4 years. He was appointed to City Council in 1958 and served more than a year. He was an active worker in the Democratic party all of his adult life. Born Oct 13, 1884, at Waynetown, he was the son of Edward and Elvina Livengood Underwood. He was married March 12, 1911, to Anna Dossett in Waynetown. They moved to Crawfordsville in 1925. Underwood was a member of the First Methodist Church and the Elks Lodge in Crawfordsville. He was a member of the Waynetown Masonic Lodge and belonged to the Shrine & Scottish Rite. The survivors include the widow; a daughter, Mrs. Joseph K. Burrin of Covington; a sister, Mrs. Amy Underwood of Waynetown; two grandchildren, and two aunts, Mrs. Phrana Bell and Mrs. Nettie Ratcliff, both of Hillsboro. A son, Max Underwood, preceded his father in death in 1933. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Hunt & Son Funeral Home. Rev. Guy Tremaine and Rev. Hilton Whitaker will be in charge of the services with burial in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 7 March 1961 p 2
Funeral services for Albert C. Underwood were held Monday afternoon in the Hunt and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Guy Tremaine and Rev. Hilton Whitaker officiating. Burial was on the family lot in the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Clifford Bell, Leslie Bell, Paul Stump, William Freeman and Verner Bowers. Active pallbearers and assisting with the floral tributes were Tommy Kummings, Lowell Ratcliff, Luther Dossett, Bryant Livengood, Herbert Dice, Ed Ross, Walter Hauck and Gordon Ratcliff. Graveside rites of the Masonic Lodge were given by the Waynetown Lodge of which the deceased was a member. Selections were played on the organ by Mrs. Geneva Middleton
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