Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
DeathSep 17, 2008, Alamance County, North Carolina [20866]
BurialPine Hill Cemetery (Burlington City), Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [20866]
FatherJohn Caswell ANDREWS (1920-1979)
MotherThressa Mae TERRELL (1920-2005)
Spouses
Obituary Online notes for John Richard ANDREWS
9/19/2008
Mr. John Richard "Rick" Andrews
BURLINGTON — Mr. John Richard "Rick" Andrews, 65, of 1019 Washington St., died at 2:54 a.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He had fought a courageous battle with cancer for six years and heart disease for a number of years. He married his high school sweetheart and wife of 47 years, Carol Roper Andrews, who survives. He was an avid woodworker and enjoyed tinkering with computers and watching movies. He was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Graham.
Survivors other than his wife of the home include a daughter, Jennifer A. Boelke and husband, John, of Florida; sons, Richard J. Andrews and wife, Rhonda, of Alabama, and Stephen M. Andrews and wife, Maria, of Florida; 20 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Elizabeth S. Andrews of Graham; a brother, Arthur Lee Andrews of South Carolina; and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Castle Andrews and Theressa Terrell Andrews.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 21, 2008, at the First Baptist Church of Graham by Dr. David Kolb. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday, September 20, 2008, at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham, and at other times at the residence of the family.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Gittin and the staff of ARMC Cancer Center as well as the Critical Care Unit doctors and nurses.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Graham, 224 North Main St., Graham, N.C. 27253.
Condolences may be sent to www.mcclurefuneralservice.net [20866]
Mr. John Richard "Rick" Andrews
BURLINGTON — Mr. John Richard "Rick" Andrews, 65, of 1019 Washington St., died at 2:54 a.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He had fought a courageous battle with cancer for six years and heart disease for a number of years. He married his high school sweetheart and wife of 47 years, Carol Roper Andrews, who survives. He was an avid woodworker and enjoyed tinkering with computers and watching movies. He was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Graham.
Survivors other than his wife of the home include a daughter, Jennifer A. Boelke and husband, John, of Florida; sons, Richard J. Andrews and wife, Rhonda, of Alabama, and Stephen M. Andrews and wife, Maria, of Florida; 20 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Elizabeth S. Andrews of Graham; a brother, Arthur Lee Andrews of South Carolina; and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Castle Andrews and Theressa Terrell Andrews.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 21, 2008, at the First Baptist Church of Graham by Dr. David Kolb. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday, September 20, 2008, at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham, and at other times at the residence of the family.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Gittin and the staff of ARMC Cancer Center as well as the Critical Care Unit doctors and nurses.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Graham, 224 North Main St., Graham, N.C. 27253.
Condolences may be sent to www.mcclurefuneralservice.net [20866]