Surry-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Andrews, Wm. Cordie, 1968 

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WILLIAM CORDIE AND MARY BAKER ANDREWS 

REMEMBERING - WILLIAM CORDIE ANDREWS (1893 - 1968) AND 
              MARY BAKER ANDREWS (1903 - 1992) 

  Cordie Andrews was born at Blackwater Plantation Place near Wall’s Bridge. 
He was the son of William Henry and Rosa R. Andrews.  Born into a Rocky Hock 
Church family, he was very active in the church and held many positions in the 
church throughout the years.

  His wife was born on a farm adjacent to Surry Courthouse.  After high school 
she attended State Teachers’ College (Longwood College).  She returned to 
Surry County to teach school at Forest View which was located in sight to 
Rocky Hock Church (where Joe Hancock lives today).  She rented a room from 
Ruth Rives at Oakland Plantation.  While there she met and married Cordie, and 
they had four children.  Mary taught the Naomi Bible Class for many years 
before her death in 1992.  Two of the children remained in "Little Surry." 
Mary Elizabeth Rollings, their only daughter, was active and taught forces 
her to stop.  One of their sons, Richard Andrews, is still faithful in serving 
Rocky Hock Church.

  They were a wonderful couple and devoted to their church and their family. 
Both are buried in the Rocky Hock Cemetery.

  Richard and Carol gave the big arched window and the lovely chandelier in 
the Fellowship Hall in memory of Cordie and Mary Andrews.

  Thanks to Richard and Carol Andrews for the picture and information. 

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Surry Farmer An Resident Succumbs at 75 

  William Cordie Andrews, 75, a lifelong resident and farmer of Sussex and 
Surry Counties, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, in a Richmond hospital 
after a long illness. 

  Funeral services were held on Friday, November 22, at Purviance Furneral 
[sic] Chapel, Wakefield, with burial at Rocky Hock Methodist Cemetery in Surry 
County.  The services were conducted by Rev. L.P. Bland and Rev. C. Vernon. 
The pallbearers were C.M. Ellis, R.M. Pond, O.L. Holt, Stanley Cooper, Frank 
Remorenko, Joe Eggleston, S.O. Rogers and Garland Goodrich. 

  Mrs. [sic; Mr.] Andrews was a son of William Henry and Rosa Richardson 
Andrews.  He was a member of the Board of Directors for the Prince George 
Electric Cooperative and a former member of the Surry County Welfare Board. 

  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Baker Andrews of Wakefield; three sons, 
W. Cordie Andrews Jr., the Sheriff of Surry County, J.H. (Jack) Andrews of 
Smithfield, and J. Richard Andrews of Wakefield; two brothers, Bernard B. 
Andrews and Rossie E. Andrews of Wakefield; and 11 grandchildren. 

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MARY LUCINDA BAKER ANDREWS 

  WAKEFIELD - Mary Baker Andrews, 88, of Route 1, died Tuesday, March 31 at 
Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk.

  She was the widow of William Cordie Andrews, Sr. and a Surry County native. 
She was the daughter of the late John W. and Maggie L. Hargrave Baker.

  She was a member of the Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, Wakefield and a 
graduate of Longwood College.

  Survivors include a daughter, Mary Elizabeth A. Rollings of Wakefield; three 
sons, W. Cordie Andrews Jr., Surry; John H. "Jack" Andrews, Gloucester; J. 
Richard Andrews, Wakefield; two sisters, Annie B. Seward, Elberon; Elizabeth 
B. Edwards, Smithfield; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

  A funeral service was held Thursday, April 2 at 11 a.m. in the Rocky Hock 
United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Jess V. Staton.  Burial was in the 
church cemetery.

  Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield handled arrangements.

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donated memorial, publication unknown; 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Wed., Nov. 27, 1968, p. 5, col. 7-8; 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Wed., Apr. 8, 1992, p. 6, col. 3-4 

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William Cordie ANDREWS, Sr., retired farmer, 
b. 23 May 1893, Blackwater Plantation Place near Wall’s Bridge, Sussex Co., 
d. 20 Nov 1968, Richmond, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery*, 22 Nov 1968 

*Find a Grave Mem. #137137146 

His parents, William Henry & Rosa Henry (RICHARDSON) ANDREWS, are also buried 
   there. 

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Mary Lucinda (BAKER; Mrs. Wm. Cordie Sr.) ANDREWS, 
b. 9 Jun 1903, Surry Co., d. 31 Mar 1992, Suffolk, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery*, 2 Apr 1992 

*Find a Grave Mem. #137137152 

Her parents are buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Surry. 


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