Norma Jean Andrews
June 15, 1960 - August 08, 2014
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Norma Jean Andrews
June 15, 1960 - August 08, 2014
Obituary
Norma Jean ‘Jeannie’ Andrews
Born June 15, 1960 Sumter, South Carolina
Died – August 8, 2014
Parents (deceased) – Joseph E. and Rena B. Andrews of Sumter SC
Survived by three brothers:
Joseph Andrews, Jacksonville, FL
Charles D Andrews, Nashville, TN
David W. Andrews, Warner Robins, GA
And three sisters
Barbara A, Partin (Norman), Wedgefield, SC
Margaret A. Keeys, Bishopville, SC
Laura Ellen Andrews (Hal Roberts), Cassatt, SC
And special friends
German Zermino
Linda and Fred Trauffer
Debbie and Jorge Molina
Barbara and Myron Leaman
Predeceased by sister Teresa A. Yancey and brother James William Andrews.
Sumter High School – 1978 graduate
Surgical Technician training at Anderson Hospital, Anderson, SC – 1979
1981-1987 US Air Force (active and reserves) stationed in Merced CA and Yakota AFB, Japan
where she received the rank of Sergeant, the Air Force Commendation for Meritorious Service
Employed as an Operating Room Buyer at St Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA since 2003
Jeannie loved the Lord, life, reading, playing the violin, and travel when she could. She loved spending time with friends and visits from her family. Jeannie collected kitchen gadgets, jewelry, and cookbooks.
Jeannie was a wonderful spirit and a shining example of Christian life to others. She will be forever missed by her family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family or in Jeannie’s name to a charity of one’s choice.
18 responses to Norma Jean Andrews
Melissa Wingard says:
August 14, 2014
Barbara, we are thinking of you and praying for you in this time of grief and loss.
Ron and Melissa Wingard
Cindy Dukett Tooman says:
August 15, 2014
I am so saddened by hearing of Jeannie’s passing. We were high school friends and rode to school together everyday. We spent so much tome together and Jeannie was genuine and compassionate to the core. She was always there when I needed someone to talk to. Rest in peace sweet lady. My prayers go out to the family during this difficult time.
Cindy Dukett Tooman
David Lee says:
August 15, 2014
Awww. I just heard about Jeannie’s passing. She was the little girl who lived down the road who was nice to everyone. One of my lasting memories of her was climbing through the framework of the unfinished houses in the neighborhood swinging from the rafters like they were monkey bars. She has a wall of honeysuckle bushes in her backyard that we spent hours getting the nectar from and plum trees and once a family of o’possums took up residence there. Reading through the comments, it appears that she continued to be the kind and lovely soul that I remember her as back then, My condolences to her family and friends…
Teresa Ferrin says:
August 16, 2014
Jeannie and I met as little girls when she lived down the street from me. We lived on soy bean fields and spent a lot of time building forts, riding bikes and climbing apple trees by our house. I remember her as a very sweet and quiet girl with the prettiest long blonde hair. Her mother made the best red beans and rice and seemed to have it on the stove every time I was there. Jeannie helped me pack to move to Arizona at 16, wrote me lots of letters and then she came to visit me a few times. I think of her often and was so sad to learn of her passing. I tried to find her when I was in Sumter last year and always thought I would see her again. My prayers for her family. Teresa Lee Ferrin
Ellen Andrews says:
August 17, 2014
Thank you to all who have responded to the memory of Jeannie. We greatly appreciate your thoughts and prayers. Ellen