Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
9:24 am Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Tammy Underwood

Tammy Underwood

April 8, 2011

Tammy Miller Underwood, 51, died Friday, April 8, 2011 at Helen Keller Hospital.

She was born in Moline, Il. to J.B. and Nancy Buller Miller. She was a graduate of Moline High School and Blackhawk College. She was owner of Trio Sales for 10 years. She was a member of Red Bay Lions Club where she was past president and was a member of Franklin County Chamber of Commerce where she was past president. She was in charge of Founders Fest for five years and a member of the Red Bay Educational Foundation. She was a member of Franklin County Rural Development Commission and a member of Burnout Fire Department. She was involved with Leadership of Red Bay.

Memorial services were Sunday, April 10, at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel, Red Bay with Bro. Billy Nichols officiating.

Survivors are her husband Donald Underwood, of Vina; parents, J.B. and Nancy Miller, of Golden, Miss.; sister, Vicki Thorn and husband, Chubby, of  Golden, Miss.; brother, Robert Copeland and his wife, Tamm, of Golden, Miss.; three nieces, Camille Sampino, Jennifer Lane and Courtney Conwill; three nephews, Darrell Underwood, Chad Hughes and Michael Copeland; father and mother-in-law, Eucellis and Sarah Underwood, of Red Bay, and a host of cousins and friends.

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