Andrews, Bessie   	

A funeral ceremony for Bessie Andrews, 86, of Longview, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, 
September 1, 2007, at the chapel of Welch Funeral Home, 4619 Judson Road, with Mr. Thomas 
Hogland officiating. Burial will be in Memory Park Cemetery. Mrs. Andrews passed away on 
Thursday, August 30, 2007, at a local nursing home.

Mrs. Andrews was born May 17, 1921, in Hallsville, to Fred Louis and Ida Dorsey Schaffer. 
She graduated from Hallsville High School, where she was a member of the basketball team. 
She was a member of Alpine Church Of Christ. She retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone 
and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers Of America. She was also a Licensed Vocational 
Nurse working in home health.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harold Andrews; twin sister, Dessie 
Schaffer; and brother-in-law, C.W. Talley.

Left to cherish her memory are her son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Joy Andrews of 
Longview; grandsons, Jay Andrews of Longview, and James Andrews of Denton; sister, Myrtle 
Talley of Longview; niece and spouse, Lynda and Charlie Whalen of Longview; and great-
nephew and spouse, Jason and Ginger West of Longview.

The family extends a very special thank you to the staff at Summer Meadows Nursing Home 
and Heart'sWay Hospice for the care extended to Mrs. Andrews during her final days.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, National 
Processing Center, P.O. Box 11537, Alexandria, VA 23312.

The family will receive friends at 6 p.m. this evening, August 31, 2007, at Welch Funeral 
Home.

An online registry may be signed at www.news-journal.com, by clicking on the obituaries 
link.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 8/31/2007.

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Andrews, Bessie   	

Services for Bessie Andrews, 86, of Longview, will be at 10:30 a.m. today, September 1, 
2007, at Welch Funeral Home Chapel at 4619 Judson Road, with Thomas Hogland officiating. 
Burial will be in Memory Park Cemetery. Mrs. Andrews died August 30, 2007, at a local care 
facility.

Born May 17, 1921, in Hallsville, she was an LVN, retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone 
Co. and member of Alpine Church of Christ. Survivors include her son, Randy Andrews; and 
sister, Myrtle Talley.

An online registry may be signed at www.news-journal.com, by clicking on the obituaries 
link.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/1/2007.