Here is the obit you requested for the following person: UNDERWOOD ROBERT CHESTER born: 05/20/1905 M ARKANSAS mother: NUNLEY died: KERN 09/30/1985 age: 80 yrs requested by: leesh@valornet.com The Bakersfield Californian newspaper Wednesday, October 2, 1985 UNDERWOOD, Robert Chester - Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 3, 1985 at Hillcrest Memorial Chapel at 11 a.m. for Robert Chester "Bob" Underwood, 80, who passed away in Bakersfield Tuesday, September 30 after a lengthy illness. Bob was born in Union Town, Arkansas on May 20, 1905 go Jimmy David and Ida Bell Underwood. He was the eighth of fifteen children. On May 4, 1924 he married the former Goldie Marie Bailey in Skiatook, Oklahoma. Theirs was a loving enduring relationship for more than sixty one years. Bob and Goldie with their four young daughters moved to California in 1938 settling in the Arvin area where they were blessed a few years later by their only son. They also raised a granddaughter from infancy, loved her as their own and she made their family complete. Bob was in the grocery business for many years at several locations in Arvin. Among the B&B Market, Quality Market, Fire Station Market and Bi Rite Market which he sold upon hi retirement in 1963. He also built one of Arvin's first help-yourself laundries in the early fifties. Raising cattle or livestock was always a source of joy to Bob, so upon moving to Bakersfield in 1965 he began attending Famosa Livestock Auction every week and always had a cow to milk, horse to ride or chickens to feed. His love of animals he passed on to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. By example he taught us all to love God, believe in the Power of Prayer and know the "His grace is sufficient." He was a born-again Christian and attended Bethel Assembly of God until his failing health prevented it. Bob is survived by his loving wife Goldie of Bakersfield; six children; five daughters, Vera Fiddelke of Upland, Wanda Pittman of Bakersfield, Patsy Futrell of North Carolina, Shirley Stanfield of Bakersfield, Sandy Arvizu of Bakersfield and on son, Larry Underwood of Bakersfield; two brothers, Lynn Underwood of Bakersfield and Bill Underwood of Joshua Tree; one sister, Ethyl Krumsiek of Arvin. He leaves fourteen grandchildren; twenty-eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. All will deeply miss their sweet loving Papa. Pastor C. E. Rohde of Bethel Assembly of God will officiate. Casket bearers will be Steve Arvizu, Marvin Fiddelke, Tom Futrell, Ron Stanfield, Steve Underwood and Dan McFadzean. Honorary casket bearers will be Lewis Sandridge, Jay Coons, Jess Bradshaw, Chuck Pittman, Hubert Jernigan, Cleo Brown, Joe Sadler, Johnny Sellers, James Raines and Don Tomlinson. Visitation will be at Hillcrest Mortuary today beginning at 12 noon until 9 p.m. Interment will be private. Hillcrest Mortuary Funeral Directors.