| 词条 | Hovah Hall Underwood |
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| name = Hovah Hall Underwood | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1919|4|12}} | birth_place = Grantsville, West Virginia | death_date = {{death date and age|2004|9|24|1919|4|12}} | death_place = Charleston, West Virginia | other_names = | known_for = First lady of West Virginia, 1957–61 & 1997–2001 | occupation = | nationality = American }} Hovah Hall Underwood (April 12, 1919 – September 24, 2004) was an American from West Virginia. She was a Methodist.[1][2] She was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia Cecil H. Underwood and served as that state's First Lady 1957-1961 and 1997-2001. BiographyHovah Hall Underwood was born on April 12, 1919, in Grantsville, West Virginia.[1][2] During her schooling, she became an accomplished musician, playing the piano and saxophone fluently and later giving private lessons. She graduated in 1937 from Grantsville High School.[2] She graduated with an A.B. Degree from Salem College in Salem, West Virginia, and a Certificate in Social Work from West Virginia University.[1][2] Underwood went on to teach at Grantsville Grade School, later working at a defense plant during World War II before serving ten years as a child welfare employee.[1][2][2] While at Salem College, she met her future husband, Cecil H. Underwood, through her two sisters when they were classmates.[2] They were wed on July 25, 1948, at Knotts Methodist Church in Grantsville.[2] Underwood served as first lady to her husband who was Governor of West Virginia from 1957 until 1961 and from 1997 until 2001.[2][3] She supported and assisted with a variety of causes, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the Huntington Museum of Art, Marshall University Artist Series, the United Methodist Church Foundation, and America's Promise.[1][2] She was a member of various organizations, including Daughters of the American Revolution, Governor's Mansion Preservation Foundation, West Virginia Symphony League and the American Association of Social Workers.[1][2] She died on September 24, 2004,[4][5] aged 85, from complications of a stroke.[6] Her body was donated to Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.[7] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|author=White, Mary|title=Hovah H. Underwood Children's Home|publisher=Children's Home Society of West Virginia|url=http://www.childhswv.org/hych/huncampaign.htm}} {{S-start}}{{s-hon}}{{succession box|title=First Lady of West Virginia|before=Valerie Allen Marland|after=Opal Wilcox Barron|years=1957–1961}}{{succession box|title=First Lady of West Virginia|before=Rachael Worby|after=Sandra Casber Wise|years=1997–2001}}{{S-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Underwood, Hovah}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Cecil Harland Underwood|publisher=West Virginia Archives and History|year=2008|url=http://www.wvculture.org/history/underwoo.html|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009043523/http://www.wvculture.org/HISTORY/underwoo.html|archivedate=2008-10-09|df=}} 3. ^"West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007. 4. ^{{cite news|title=Former Gov. Underwood dead |author=Kabler, Phil |publisher=Charleston Gazette |date=November 25, 2008 |url=http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200811241158 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206021153/http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200811241158 |archivedate=December 6, 2008 |df= }} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite news|title=Hova Underwood|publisher=Calhoun Chronicle|date=September 24, 2004|url=http://www.calhounchronicle.com/Pages/Current%20Pages/Archives/PUB%20DESK%20Archive/Unknown/PD%20Hova%20Underwood.htm}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=West Virginia mourns Underwood|publisher=Herald-Dispatch|date=November 24, 2008|url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x1125290722/Former-governor-remembered-as-true-public-servant}} 7. ^{{cite news | title=W.Va. pays tribute to Underwood |publisher=Associated Press |date=December 1, 2008 |url= http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x592179091/W-Va-pays-tribute-to-Gov-Underwood}} 8 : 1919 births|2004 deaths|American social workers|Educators from West Virginia|First Ladies of West Virginia|People from Grantsville, West Virginia|Salem International University alumni|American United Methodists |
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