Woods' (J. L.) Undertaking Company

Jebb Lee Woods (1872-1932) came to Somerville in 1900. He began working for his uncle at the Cowboy Merchant Store, where he sold coffins. In 1911 he became the town undertaker and started the first funeral parlor in the county. The practice of embalming first began in 1914 and coffins were purchased from traveling salesmen. A horse-drawn hearse was used until 1929. Woods family descendants continued to operate the business after his death. Later known as Strickland Funeral Home, Inc., it remains a family business.

Woods' (J. L.) Undertaking Company is a historical marker in Somerville, Burleson County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Burleson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.3418, -96.5343 near Somerville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Thomas J. Gary (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First United Methodist Church of Somerville, Somerville, and 1906 Reunion of Hood's Texas Brigade.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5051008657. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.