MILDREDGE LEE ANDY, age 98, passed away on January 18, 2022 at Freestone Medical Center in Fairfield, Texas, exactly 11 hours and 39 minutes from her 99th birthday.
Mildredge was the third daughter born to the late Jimmy Lee and Crecia Ellen Keeton Lee Govan in Freestone County.
Mildredge accepted Christ at an early age and united with Hopewell Methodist Church. When the church consolidated, she united with Jones Chapel United Methodist Church. She faithfully served as a member of the United Methodist Women and as a Communion Stewardess.
Mother Andy was the oldest living member of the congregation at the time of her passing.
Mildredge was employed many years by the Fisher, Tate, Lee Pickett, Utley, and Wheeler Families.
Mildredge encouraged her children to love Jesus, serve others, study hard, and get a good education so that they could get a better job than the one she had. She loved to cook, garden, and plant flowers. Two of her greatest joys were looking at the walls filled with pictures of the family and friends she loved dearly and sitting on the porch, visiting with her siblings.
Mildredge was a unique, quiet, fun-loving, compassionate, Faithful servant. She served her church, parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, children, grandchildren, great grands, great great grands, nieces, and nephews. Recently, she was blessed to meet and visit with her youngest great great grandchild for the first time.
Along with her parents and siblings, Gerthia (Robert) White, Leanza (Charlie) Dorham, Louise Lee, Vernon (McKinley) Averhart, Opal Pouncy, Rosie (Robert) Thomas, Carrie Lee, Little Jim Keeton, and Gennie Lee; her oldest son, Charles Edward Andy, and her grandson, Roy Wayne Andy, II preceded her in death.
She leaves to cherish a Legacy of Love and Faith: Son, Roy Wayne Andy and wife Michele, Daughters: Sherry Ann Brackens and husband Tony, Margaret Ann Scott and husband, Henry. Her Grandchildren: Charles Anthony Andy, Elizabeth Ann Andy, Mark Edward Andy, Shetonia Ann Scires and husband Chris, Carl Edwin Andy and wife Sara, Audrey Renee Russell, Tony Lynn Brackens, Jr. and wife Candace, Charkeith Brackens and wife Felicia, Brian A. Scott and wife Trackea, Charles Christopher Andy, Chad Edward Andy and wife Whitney, Brandon Edward Andy, Twenty-six great grandchildren, ten great great grandchildren. Sister: Martha Govan, First Cousins: Rev. Lester Keeton, Elawrence Gabriel and wife Nell. Nieces and Nephews: Doris Small, Ellen Thomas, Beverly Bass and husband Kenneth, Mike Govan, John Dorham, and Gary Govan. Nieces-in-law: Celestine Rogers and Flower White, along with host of great and great great nieces and nephews, church family and friends.
