BORN IN: California
DIED: 3/11/1916
AGED: 57
CAUSE OF DEATH: Arterio Sclerotic Brain Disease
DEATH LOCATION: Agnews
OCCUPATION: Retired
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OBITUARY ---------------WILLIAM HENRY UNDERHILL
March 16, 1916
Wm. Henry Underhill, former auditor of San Mateo County, passed away Sunday morning after a lingering illness. He was born in San Francisco fifty-six years ago, but came this city with his family while quite a young man.
Underhill was in the messenger business between this city and San Francisco for many years. He also followed the commission business here most successfully for a number of years.
In 1906, he was appointed auditor of San Mateo County to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George Barker. Elected to the same office in the fall of 1906 and re-elected in 1910, he served continually until November 1914, When he suffered a mental breakdown and had to retire. His wife, Mrs. Flora Underhill was appointed by the supervisors to fill out the remainder of his term.
Besides his wife, Underhill is survived by two daughters Mrs. Roy Curtan and Mrs. Gladys von Pertz of Oakland, Mr. George Underhill of this city and two sisters Mrs. Caroline Hatch of Burlingame and Mrs. Henry Butts of this city.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the James Crowe Undertaking Chapel on Webster St. The funeral was attended by many old friends from all over the county and San Francisco. The pall-bearers were John W. Poole, M.S. Sheehan, Roy W. Cloud, Guy P. HULL, Ed Stack and N. J. McNamara. The interment was in the family plot in Union Cemetery.
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