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Corinne Marie <I>Casey</I> Underwood

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Corinne Marie Casey Underwood

Birth
Pyatt, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
Death
24 Dec 2011 (aged 97)
Joplin, Newton County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Pyatt, Marion County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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Corinne Marie (Casey) Underwood, 97, of Miami, Okla., formerly of Harrison, quietly passed away Saturday, Dec. 24 (2011) at Freeman Hospital, in Joplin, Mo.

The oldest daughter of C. Columbus and Nancy (Richardson) Casey, she was born July 8, 1914, at Pyatt. She married Henry Cecil Underwood on September 3, 1932 in Pyatt, Arkansas.

During World War II, Corinne worked for Case Studio in Harrison and spent about 50 years as the artist for Underwood Studio in both Berryville and Miami, Okla.

When her husband returned from WWII Navy duty they worked together in the photography business in Harrison, Arkansas. After establishing Underwood Photography in Berryville, Arkansas they moved their business and three sons to Miami, Oklahoma in 1956.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Pauline Wetsel and Alice Jordan; and her husband Cecil Underwood.

She is survived by three sons, David, of Harrison, James (Chris) of Tulsa, Okla., Roger, of Evergreen, Colo.; a brother, George Casey, of Harrison; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nephews and nieces.

Funeral service will be announced at a later date. Burial will be at Patton Cemetery, Pyatt.

Corinne Marie (Casey) Underwood, 97, of Miami, Okla., formerly of Harrison, quietly passed away Saturday, Dec. 24 (2011) at Freeman Hospital, in Joplin, Mo.

The oldest daughter of C. Columbus and Nancy (Richardson) Casey, she was born July 8, 1914, at Pyatt. She married Henry Cecil Underwood on September 3, 1932 in Pyatt, Arkansas.

During World War II, Corinne worked for Case Studio in Harrison and spent about 50 years as the artist for Underwood Studio in both Berryville and Miami, Okla.

When her husband returned from WWII Navy duty they worked together in the photography business in Harrison, Arkansas. After establishing Underwood Photography in Berryville, Arkansas they moved their business and three sons to Miami, Oklahoma in 1956.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Pauline Wetsel and Alice Jordan; and her husband Cecil Underwood.

She is survived by three sons, David, of Harrison, James (Chris) of Tulsa, Okla., Roger, of Evergreen, Colo.; a brother, George Casey, of Harrison; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nephews and nieces.

Funeral service will be announced at a later date. Burial will be at Patton Cemetery, Pyatt.



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