DELMAR R. UNDERWOOD
Delmar R. Underwood, 82, of Morton, formerly of Gibson City, died at 8:50 p.m.
Friday 7-26-2002 at Manor Care Nursing Home, Peoria. His funeral will be at 1 p.m.
Wednesday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Randall Robinson officiating.
Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be from 11 - 1 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist
Church, Gibson City. He was born 8-26-1919 at Guthrie, a son of Raleigh J. and
Ella Brucker Underwood. He married Virginia Ann Utterback on 8-26-1939 at Dewey.
She survives. Other survivors include a son, Delmar Darryl (Mary) Underwood,
Manassas, VA.; a daughter, Sharon Kay (Keith) Leathers, Morton; four grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; a brother, Floyd Underwood, Branson, Mo.; and two sisters,
Alberta Tieben and Sylvia Hunt, both of Melvin. Mr. Underwood was a farmer for
more than 50 years. He was a member of the Ford County Farm Bureau and the
United Methodist Church in Gibson City.