Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Andrews, Jean Cooke May 11, 1973
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Virginian-Pilot May 13, 1973
NORFOLK - Mrs. Jean Cooke Andrews, 87, of 929 Graydon Ave., former president of 
the Garden Club of Virginia and a member of an old Virginia family, died Friday 
in a hospital.
A native of Norfolk, she was a daughter of William Mordecai and Mrs. Eloise De 
Winter Cooke and the widow of Dr. Charles James Andrews.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and Colonial Dames of America.
At one time, she headed the Restoration Committee of the Garden Club of 
Virginia, during which time the gardens of the University of Virginia were 
restored according to Thomas Jefferson’s plans.
She also participated in the restoration of the 17th century garden of the Adam 
Thoroughgood House in Virginia Beach.
She is survived by two sons, Dr. Mason C. Andrews and Dr. William C. Andrews, 
and five grandchildren, Jean Alston Andrews, Elizabeth Randolph Andrews, Mary 
Mason Andrews, Susan Carrington Andrews, and William C. Andrews Jr., all of 
Norfolk.
The body was taken to H. D. Oliver Funeral Apartments.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in First Presbyterian Church by 
the Rev. Andrew R. Bird Jr. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the President’s Fund, Garden 
Club of Virginia, 12 E. Franklin St., Richmond.


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