MARY JANE (POWELL) ANDREWS

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MARY JANE (POWELL) ANDREWS

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 07:47
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Mary Jane (Powell) Andrews; 86 of Madisonville, TX; passed away at her home on Monday; July 19, 2021. Funeral services were scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday; July 22, 2021, at The First Baptist Church in Madisonville, TX with Bro. Charles Higgs officiating. There was a visitation prior to the service beginning at 10 a.m. and the burial followed the service at Madisonville Cemetery.

Mary Jane was born in Madison County on October 15, 1934, to Henry and Myrtle (Andrus) Powell. She graduated from Madisonville High School, was the long-time administrator at Fair Park Nursing Center in Huntsville, and was a member of The First Baptist Church. Mary Jane loved riding horses and could mount her horse “Charlie” with no saddle and just jumped on him from behind. She rode as a part of the Madisonville Quadrill Team, she was the cowgirl sponsor from the Lions Club for the Madisonville Sidewalk Cattleman’s Association, and she was also the runner-up for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Queen while in high school.

Mary Jane was preceded in death by her parents and her brother and sister-in-law, Billy and Mickey Powell.

Mary Jane is survived by her husband, Kenneth Andrews; her children, Steve Andrews (Anita) and Gus Andrews (Annette); her grandchildren, Tracy Andrews, Clay Andrews (Amanda), Charli Andrews Jones (Jacob), Brandon Berry, Rusty Andrews (Mary), and Cassidy Andrews; 13 great-grandchildren; 2 great great-grandchildren; her niece, Laura Kay Mitchell (Kyle) and their daughter, Olivia; her brothers-in-law, Joe Harold Andrews (Ann), Johnny Frossard (Dianne), and Woody Frossard (Linda); and numerous other family members and friends.

Serving as pallbearers were: Clay Andrews, Rusty Andrews, Tucker Blair, Sonny Dean, Ronnie Nettles, and Dave Ward. Serving as honorary pallbearers are: John Reynolds, Tye Coleman, and Cannon Coleman.

In lieu of flowers: memorials in Mary Jane’s honor may be given to The First Baptist Church (300 S Elm Street; Madisonville, TX 77864).