Homer George Andrews

M, #15371, b. Jul 24, 1883, d. Jan 1, 1955
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Family

Eva Elizabeth Bell b. Jan 5, 1888
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Chronological Events

Birth*Jul 24, 1883 Homer George Andrews was born on Jul 24, 1883 at Roxbury, Washington County, Vermont, United States.1 
Marriage*Apr 8, 1908 He married Eva Elizabeth Bell on Apr 8, 1908 at Roxbury, Washington County, Vermont, United States.1 
Death*Jan 1, 1955 Homer George Andrews died on Jan 1, 1955, at age 71 at East Granville, Addison County, Vermont, United States. 
Burial*Jan 5, 1955 He was buried on Jan 5, 1955 at Roxbury, Washington County, Vermont, United States, as stated in the obituary.2 
ObituaryJan 6, 1955  OBITUARY: The funeral of Homer G. Andrews was held Wednesday afternoon, January 5, 1955, at the Randolph funeral home. Mr. Andrews died New Year’s day of a heart attack while driving his car between Roxbury and East Granville.

Mrs. Andrews was with him at the time of his death, but escaped serious injury as the car ran off the road.

Mr. Andrews was born in Braintree July 4, 1883, the son of George and Julia (Maynard) Andrews.

In 1948 he retired as conductor on the Central Vermont Railway. He belonged to the Masonic fraternity, the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Central Vermont Railway veterans; association.

He is survived by his wife, Eva Bell Andrews, and three sons, George N. Andrews of San Diego, Calif., Terrance W. Andrews of Pensacola, Fla., and Victor of the United States Receiving Station, Washington, D.C. Another son, Brainerd, was killed at Pearl Harbor. A sister, Mrs. Nellie Spaulding of Montpelier, survives.

Rev. Otis Heath of Bethany church, Randolph, officiated at yesterday’s ceremonies with Harry Hewitt of Northfield being in charge of the Masonic services conducted by members of the Northfield lodge. Burial followed in the Roxbury cemetery.

Bearers were George DeGeorge of Northfield, Fred Tilden and Forrest Manning of Roxbury Dudley Spaulding of Montpelier, and the sons Victor and Terrance.

Published in the White River Valley Herald (Randolph, Vermont) Thursday, 6 Jan. 1955.3
 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.