Surry-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Andrews, W. Cordie Jr., 2003 

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WILLIAM CORDIE ANDREWS, JR.

  SURRY - William Cordie Andrews, Jr., 89, of Surry went home to be with the 
Lord on Sunday, December 7, 2014.

  Mr. Andrews was a loving husband and a devoted father, grandfather and 
great-grandfather.  He was a member of Surry United Methodist Church.  Mr. 
Andrews served his country in the United States Navy and retired from the 
Surry County Sheriff’s Department after 33 years of employment, serving as 
a deputy for 10 years and as sheriff from 1967 to 1990.  He loved his job 
and the people he served.  He lived a long life and lived it as he wanted.

  Mr. Andrews was preceded in death by his parents, William Cordie Andrews, 
Sr. and Mary Lucinda Baker Andrews, his wife, Ruth Savedge Andrews; a son, 
William Cordie Andrews, III; a brother, John Henry "Jack" Andrews and a 
sister, Mary Elizabeth Andrews Rollings.   Left to cherish his memory are 
his daughters, Cindy A. Price and husband, David of Waverly and Helen A. 
Panags of Elberon; grandchildren, Amy Edwards, Michael Price, Demetra Morgan 
and James Panags; great-grandchildren, Preston and Wyatt Edwards and a 
brother, J. Richard Andrews and wife, Carol of Wakefield.

  The family will receive friends Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at R.W. Baker 
& Co. Funeral Home, 11414 General Mahone Hwy, Wakefield, Va. 23888 from 6 to 
8 p.m.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 11, 
2014 at Surry United Methodist Church with Rev. Ray Rowland officiating. 
Burial will be private.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be 
made to Surry United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 118, Surry, Va. 23883 or the 
Surry Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 188, Surry Va. 23883.  Condolences 
may be posted at our website, www.rwbakerfh.com


William Cordie ANDREWS, Jr., 
retired from Surry Co. Sheriff's Dept. - former Sheriff, 
b. 24 Dec 1925, Surry, d. 7 Dec 2014, 
interred in Oakwood Cemetery*, Surry, 11 Dec 2014
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Dec. 9, 2014 

Additional information: 

*His maternal grandparents, John W. and Maggie L. (HARGRAVE) BAKER, 
   are also buried there.

His parents & paternal grandparents are buried in Rocky Hock Methodist Church 
   Cemetery.  (Find a Grave Mems. #137137146 &c.) 
   Rocky Hock list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/cemeteries/rockyhk.txt 

A donated memorial to them & their obits ("Smithfield Times," Nov. 27, 1968, 
   p. 5, & Apr. 8, 1992, p. 6, respectively) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/a536c2ob.txt 

His mother's obits ("Daily Press," Apr. 1, 1992, & "Smithfield Times," 
   Apr. 8, 1992) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/a536m1ob.txt 

His father's obits ("Daily Press," Nov. 21, 1968, & "Smithfield Times," 
   Nov. 27, 1968) and a memorial to the couple are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/a536c2ob.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
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