Memorials › Jim Edd Underwood
25 Jun 1952 – 27 Jul 2016
| Birth | 25 Jun 1952 |
| Death | 27 Jul 2016 |
| Cemetery | Elm Branch Cemetery Bardwell , Ellis County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Doug on 30 Sep 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167528870 |
Jim Edd Underwood, 64, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, July 29, 2016, in the J.E. Keever Mortuary Chapel of Ennis with Rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral Liturgy outside Mass will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday, July 30, 2016, in the J.E. Keever Mortuary of Ennis with Father John Dick officiating. Interment will follow in Elm Branch Cemetery. Jim Edd was born in Waxahachie, Texas, to Robert Elmer and Bettie Joe (Hargus) Underwood. He grew up in Bardwell, Texas, and graduated from Ennis High School in 1970. On April 19, 1974, he married Gay Krajca and they made their home in Bardwell. Jim Edd served his country proudly in the United State Marine Corp as an E-4 in the Vietnam War. He worked in law enforcement for Ellis County and the City of Ennis, as an Engineer for Southern Pacific Railroad and as a Route Technician for CenturyLink Communications. He was a member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church of Ennis, the American Legion, VFW of Ennis, Elm Branch Cemetery Board and the Bardwell City Commission. He enjoyed spending time with his family, watching Ranger’s baseball and spending time on the family farm. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert E. Underwood; brother, Robert Mark Underwood; and step-father, J.T. Austin. Survivors includue his wife of over 42 years, Gay Underwood; son, Robert Underwood; daughter, Lisa Zhanel and husband, David; granddaughters; Ava and Mary; his mother, Bettie Joe Austin; brother, Joe Bob Underwood; along with numerous brothers and sisters-in-laws and multiple nieces and nephews. G5
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