Harold Alexander Underhill

UNDERHILL, Harold Alexander, 85, of Tappahannock, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2009. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Patsy Crox Underhill; a daughter, Pamela Ann Underhill of Amesbury, Mass.; a brother, Lowery T. Underhill and wife, Elizabeth, of Sacramento, Calif.; two nieces, Alice Fay Brown Bales and husband, Larry, of Chuckey, Tenn., Viveca Kannegeiser and husband, Ron, of Sacramento, Calif.; two nephews, Tim Compton and wife, Kristina, of Fall Branch, Tenn., Tom Underhill and Cindy of Sacramento, Calif.; and several great-nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Lilly Cooter Underhill; and two sisters, Kate Underhill Brown and Fay Underhill Compton. Harold retired from the U.S. Government Printing Office, where he was the Quality Control Pressman-Offset. He was a WWII Veteran serving in the 3429 MAM, the company to repair the Red Ball Express. He was also in the Army of Occupation-Germany, where he was in the 3230 ODC. A member of Rappahannock Christian Church, he was a Deacon Emeritus. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, January 16, 2009, in Rappahannock Christian Church. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Marks-Bristow Funeral Home, Tappahannock. The family suggests that those wishing to make memorial contributions consider the Rappahannock Christian Church Restoration Fund, P.O. Box 1111, Dunnsville, Va. 22454.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.