Father of Chester Co. Sheriff Underwood dies at 86; funeral Wednesday

Arthur Underwood, the father of Chester County Sheriff Alex Underwood, died late last week after a long illness. He was 86.

Underwood was an electrical contractor in Chester County. He died Thursday at Georgia Regents Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., after he had been hospitalized for many weeks at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, Sheriff Underwood said.

The funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church in Chester. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Underwood’s family home, 345 Ashford St., Chester.

This story was originally published January 11, 2016 at 12:36 PM with the headline "Father of Chester Co. Sheriff Underwood dies at 86; funeral Wednesday."