Earmie L. Andrews

Earmie Le’ne Andrews was born to the union of Charlie and Althea Hinton in Chiderster, Arkansas on December 1, 1938. She was the eldest of four children. The family moved to Decatur, Illinois in the early 1940s. Earmie graduated with honors from Decatur High School and moved to Dayton, Ohio to attend LPN nursing school at Miami Valley’s School of Nursing. While working at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton Ohio, she met her husband Fred Andrews and were married in June 1964. Their union yielded two children, Leslie and Frederick Andrews. The family moved to Chicago in 1970 and settled on the East Side of the city. Earmie continued her work as a Nurse and received additional training from Chicago State University. She worked as a Nurse in nursing homes, and in home health until she retired from nursing in 2000. Earmie learned about Jehovah God as a child and began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses in the early 1960’s in Dayton, Ohio. She enjoyed the practical application of the Bible’s teachings. Earmie dedicated her life to Jehovah God and symbolized her dedication by water baptism in 1969. Earmie especially enjoyed studying the Bible with others and giving of herself to help others. In the 1970’s, she offered her home to traveling brothers and their wives to attend Theocratic Training School and enjoyed serving in the Medical Department for the Circuit Assemblies and District Conventions. Her ministry included serving as an auxiliary pioneer and participating on Circuit Assemblies. Earmie had a generous heart and was an excellent communicator who possessed the gift of gab, and always knew the kindest and most appropriate loving way to say anything. On Sunday, May 17, 2015, Earmie fell asleep in death. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Fred Andrews, and one brother Raymond Hinton. Earmie leaves to cherish her memories, two sisters, Celestine Oliver and Belton Brennan (John Paul); two children, Leslie and Frederick (Karen); three grandchildren, Frederick D. Andrews II, Ahlana Le’ne Andrews and Tyler Naomi Andrews; sister-in-law, Sandra Hinton; nieces, Dana Garnett and Heather Hinton; nephews, Regan Hinton (Bethany), Jason Brenan (May) and Duncan Brennan (Kerry Boyd); and a host of other family members, spiritual brothers and sisters and friends.

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Earmie L. Andrews

December 1, 1938 - May 17, 2015