Josh Randall Underwood, 48, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born October 28, 1969 in Gladewater, TX to parents Anna R. Underwood, and Doug and Sue Underwood.
Josh graduated from Ozark High School in 1988 and University of Ozark 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts Business Administration and Marketing degree.
He was a Senior Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Consultant for Gilead Sciences, Inc. Josh volunteered at Immaculate Conception Schools and was on the Trinity School Board 2014-2017.
Over Josh’s lifetime there were many awards, achievements and honors, from Scouts to little league, he started work at age 15 and that followed with many accolades, but his most important and most valuable achievement was his children, Abby and Sophia, a 20 year marriage and his relationships that he maintained with his parents, grandparents, and other family members, coworkers, friends and neighbors.
Josh was a loving, caring and compassionate person that was always concerned for everyone else and making an effort to secure everyone’s well-being, something you learn from your Heavenly Father. Josh was of the Christian faith and tried to treat everyone the way God would. He was a motivated and high achiever and continuously thinking about the team and the group results, rather than himself. Josh was the best son a person could wish for, an adorable grandson, and loved by all family members, and basically everyone that ever met him.
Josh’s children, Abby and Sophia, were his heart, his love and his joy, his greatest assets. His girls were what he was most proud of in his life. Abby and Sophia Underwood are a reflection of Josh’s perfection. He brought so much joy to anyone he ever met with his smile and his caring sense of humor. He made us laugh, even now in this dark hour; we all are finding love, joy, and laughter in his legacy. He leaves deep footprints in our hearts to remember him by. We will forever love and miss such a light, our love.
Josh is survived by his two daughters, Abby Underwood and Sophia Underwood, both of Fort Smith; his mother, Anna Underwood of Mulberry, AR; his father, Douglas Underwood and his wife, Susanne of Broken Arrow, OK; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
Visitation with the family has been change by family request to Friday, January 6, 2018 from 5PM to 7PM at Edwards Funeral Home. Services will be Saturday, January 7, 2018 at 11AM at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Houston Cemetery in Alix, AR following the service. Services are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Rob Nielson, Bill Reynolds, Raffy Quimbo, Marvin Barnes, Jr., Jim Stinebaugh and Joe Miller. Honorary Pallbearers will be Mark Nicely, Jeremey Larkin, Josh Newman and Jamison Hancock.
Memorials may be made to the Community Bible Church of Fort Smith, 9201 Dallas, Fort Smith, AR 72903.
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