Obituary of Jonathan Mark Andrews

Services for Jonathan Mark Andrews, Sr, 61, of New Chapel Hill, will be Thursday, October 6, at 10:00 am in the Arp Emmanuel Baptist Church with Reverend Doctor Ron Klingsick and Reverend Harold Riley officiating. Burial will be in Mason Cemetery, Arp. Arrangements are under direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Mr. Andrews passed away, Sunday, October 2, 2016 at ETMC in Tyler. He was born September 13, 1955 in Jena, Louisiana to Bettye Ann Goetzman Andrews and the late Lester Roy Andrews. He lived in East Texas most all his life and married Debbie Ann Vest April 27, 2001 in Arp. He was employed at East Texas Medical Center for the past nineteen years and had previously worked at Baker Tank in Arp. He loved his cars and Nascar and was a member of the Camaro Club. His life revolved around his grandchildren and he was a member of the Arp Emmanuel Baptist Church. Besides his father, he was also preceded in death by a niece, Nicole Boyd. Survivors include his wife, together for 21 years, Debbie Andrews of Chapel Hill; a son and daughter-in-law, Mark Andrews, Jr. and Amanda of New Braunfels; two daughters and a son-in-law, Jamie Andrews of Dallas, and Renee Johnson and Jason of Royce City; his mother, Bettye Andrews,of Arp; two sisters, Janet Kellum and Sharon Pratt both of Arp; five grandchildren, Logan and Lake Andrews, Cara Jolley, and Kaden and Claire Warren; five nieces and nephews, Tracey Ferguson, Craig Kellum, Stephen Pratt, Casey Boyd and Shawn Gilmore. Pallbearers will be Mark Andrews, Jr., Craig Kellum, Casey Boyd, Greg Chapman, Rodney Rogers, and Paul Ferguson. Honorary pallbearers will be Glen Wroten and Shawn Gilmore. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, October 5, at the funeral home.