Marjorie Radford Andrews' Obituary
Marjorie Jane Radford Andrews (“GrandMarje”)
Marjorie Radford Andrews, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at the age of 96. “Marje” was born October 7, 1925 in Eureka, California to Chuck and Berta Radford. Just three years later, Chuck died in a tragic airplane accident, and Berta returned to her childhood home in Memphis, where her parents, Mr. Jimmy and Patty Brown, helped her to raise Marje and her two sisters. Marje attended Central High School where she served as president of the student body, graduating in 1943. She then attended Southwestern (now Rhodes) College until 1944, when she married William Farr “Chubby” Andrews, also of Memphis. Marje and Chubby, a general surgeon, would spend the rest of their lives in the Memphis area, surrounded by a large and beloved network of family and friends.
Marje was a woman of deep and abiding Christian faith. She loved the Lord Jesus from the time she was a young girl until the day she died. In high school, she and her best friend Peggy Jemison helped to start what was then only the second Young Life club in the United States, under the leadership of Jim Rayburn who founded Young Life in Texas. In 1968 she and Chubby served for a year at Africa Inland Mission Hospital in Kijabe, Kenya–a life-changing experience for their entire family. A member of First Evangelical Church for more than 70 years, Marje loved reading and studying scripture. She led women in Bible studies throughout her lifetime, and at her 95th birthday she distributed to her descendant's verses, which she called “Life Changers” from her years of Bible study. Wherever she went, Marje’s faith in Christ overflowed into the lives of those whom she knew and loved.
Marje was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. William Farr “Chubby” Andrews, her parents, Berta and Chuck Radford, her sister, Patti Radford Ozier (Whitney), and her grandson, Jay Hatchett Holcomb.
She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Berta and James Laney. She also is survived by her five children and their spouses, 28 grandchildren, 83 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren.
Elizabeth Andrews "Leeba" (Dr. John Paschal Curlin) and their children:
David Price (Mia Betkova) and their children, David Paschal, Masada Elizabeth, Jerusha Betkova, Leeba Catherine.
Marjorie Valentine “Marvi” (Daniel Paul “Dan” Gunn) and their children: Tanner Davis (Alyse Gabrielle Mitchener) and their children Elijah Zion and Simeon Daniel;
Stephen Price (Abigail Lynn “Abby” Beck) and their daughter Marjorie Lynn “Maryn”, Elizabeth Lee “Elle” (William Andrew “Will” Burdett); John David “JD”, and Asher Malachi.
Micah McComb (Daniel Joel “Dan” Lindquist) and their children: Daniel Joel (Jordan Nicole Anderson) and their son, Levi Anderson; Josiah John, Marjorie Elizabeth “Emme” (Phillip Lynn Nichols); Sophie Anderson; Stephen Paul.
William Farr Andrews “Farr” (Kimberly Ann Batchelder) and their children: David Scott, Andrew Farr “Drew”, Caroline Ann, and Gigi Micah.
Howard Lee (Michelle Lee Wingfield) and their children: Phinehas Lee “Phin”, Lawrence Jackson “Lars”, Kathryn Anne “Katie Anne”, Howard Wingfield, “Field”, Jude Paschal, John Radford “JR
John Reid (Laura Brook Patten) and their children: John Reid “Reid”, Sarah Mia, Lolly Patten.
Caleb Paschal (Elizabeth Gayle “Betsy” Johnson) and their children: Marjorie Ann, “Margo”, Micah Lynn, Lucy Valentine, Josephine Elizabeth “Josie”.
Dr. William Farr Andrews Jr. “Bill” (Janice Warmath) and their children:
Theresa Jane (Eric George Volbert) and their children, Gavin Andrews, Samuel Ryan “Sam”, and Janice Marie “Janie”.
Marjorie Knight “Margie” (Jackson Watts Moore Jr.) and their children, Jackson Watts Moore III “Jake”, Evie Andrews, Walt William.
William Farr “Will” Andrews III
Frank Warmath (Ashley Marie Verville) and their children, David Outlaw “D.O.”,
Augustus James “Gus”. Benjamin Clark “Ben” (Barbara “Jordan” Turri) and their children,
Benji “Arlo”, and Oliver Shelton “Ollie”.
Dr. Charles Radford Andrews (Sarah Maureen Cobb) and their children:
Charles Radford, Jr. “Chuck”(Lydia Ann Brooks) and their children:
Brooks Marie, Claire Elizabeth, Charles Radford III, Caroline Joy and Abigail Ruth
Sarah Ellett (Richard Hunter Smith, Jr.) and their children:
Stephen Darby, Hunter Hudson “Huddy”, Lucy Walt, Audry Ellett, Russell Farr, and Whitten “Whit” Haskell
James Cobb (Mary Rachel Utley) and their children:
James Cobb, Jr., Jacob Ryder, Caleb Knox, and Harper Lillian
William Stephen (Angela Nicole Nichopoulos) and their children:
William Stephen, Jr., Walker Knight, Harrison Farr, Hayes Radford, and Bennett Cobb.
Walter Thompson (Haley Hamlin Tubbs) and their children,
Walter Thompson, Jr. Radford Allan “Ford”, Allie Hamlin and Avery Jane.
Dr. Mary Elizabeth (Brandon Tyler Patterson) and their children:
Elizabeth Charlotte “Elsie”, John Brandon “JB”
David Knight Andrews
William Farr Andrews ll “Drews”
Nancy Worthington Andrews (Dr. Hampton Andrew Holcomb)
Clarance Esther “Clare” (Nathan Edenfield Richardson) and their children:
Rowan Mae “Ro”, Esther Jane “Essie”, Nathan Edenfield, Jr. "Field", Berta Brown “Berdie”, and Dellaney Jay “Laney”.
Hampton Andrew Holcomb, Jr. “Drew” (Elizabeth Asher Bannister "Ellie") and their children: Emmett Lucille “Emmylou”, Hampton Andrew Holcomb lll, “Huck”, and Samuel Rivers.
Oltion Mollaymeri (Olti) (Julie Jean Harris) and their children: Lennon Jay and Sawyer Harris.
Jay Hatchett Holcomb who is in heaven.
Samuel Wellons (Kristie Stewart) and their daughter Clancy Jean and another one due in December 2022.
Stephen Jeffrey Andrews (Paula Jean Erickson) and their children:
Lyndee Marguerite (Cameron Keller Underdown) whose children are Marguerite Danielle, Cameron Keller “CK”, and Jeanette Lynn “Janie”.
Nancy Elizabeth (Daniel Neal Zott) whose children are:
John Arthur “Johnny”, Isaiah Nelson, and Theodore Virgil.
Helen Francis
Stephen Jeffrey Andrews, Jr. “Jeff”
All of whom she held, cherished, and prayed unceasingly. She spent countless hours and days blessing and delighting all of her children (and their spouses), as well as her nieces and nephews “numbered by the dozens,” with visits, letters, phone calls, and gifts. People were Marje’s passion. Her love extended to and embraced countless distant relatives and friends, young and old.
Please join us in celebrating Marje’s life. A visitation will be held at First Evangelical Church on Saturday, October 1, 2022, from 10am to 1pm. A memorial service will be held Sunday, October 2, at 3:00 pm at First Evangelical Church under the direction of Memorial Park Funeral Home on Poplar. If you are unable to attend, the memorial service will be live streamed at firstevan.org/funerals. The family asks that those interested in making a lasting memorial consider Young Life Memphis, or to First Evangelical Church.
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