Paulyn Norma Sinner

Paulyn Norma Underwood was born December 10, 1933 in Hot Springs, New Mexico, a small town that would change its name to Truth Or Consequences several years later. Polly, as she liked to be called, moved with her family to Hatch, New Mexico, where she attended school and graduate from Hatch High School in 1950. While growing up in Hatch she worked in the family’s grocery store and picked cotton on the family farm.

In 1950 her family moved to Montrose, the first of several dozen Underwoods who would migrate from Mew Mexico and Texas to the Uncompahgre Valley in the years to come. She became a teller at First National Bank during the day and sold tickets at the Fox Theater in the evenings. While working at the theater she met local attorney Dan King, whom she would marry in 1957. Dan became County Judge and they raised four boys in an old stone home on North Third Street.

When Judge King died in 1974, Polly began working at Montrose County School District in various roles including secretary at Montrose Junior High and at Centennial Middle, and library aide at Columbine Middle. In the early 1980s, she became a funeral director at Crippin Funeral Home, a job she would hold for over 20 years. She always said that was the most meaningful job she ever had because she helped families in their time of need.

In 1986, Polly married local machinist Albert Sinner. Polly and Al traveled extensively in their retirements, visiting her children and his and enjoying time spent with her 10 grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.

Polly loved collecting antiques and spent much of her time in service of others, particularly the elderly. She was always happy, pleasant, and kind.

Polly was preceded in death by her first husband, Dan, her second husband, Al, her father, Elmer, her mother, Audie, her sister, Maudie, and her son, Paul. She has three surviving sons and four daughters-in-law: Paul’s wife, Sandy, of New York City; John and his wife, Helen, of Eagle, Colorado; Chris and his wife Kelley, of Nashville, Tennessee; and Mike and his wife, Amy of Parker, Colorado. She has 10 grandchildren: Paul’s daughters Jessie and Amalia; John’s children Danielle, John Michael, and Erika; Chris’ children Connor and Roxy; and Mike’s children Bryan, Katie, and Sydney. She also has one great-grand daughter, Emilia.

Caring mother. Committed spouse. Loyal friend. Avid reader. Staunch Democrat. Chocolate lover. A life well-lived.

The family would like to thank Heidi’s Chateau and Hope West Hospice for their loving care in her last year. At her request, Polly will be interred at Cedar Cemetery next to her first husband, Dan. There will be no funeral, also at her request.