Dr. Michael Andrews

    Dr. Michael Craig Andrews, 83, recently of Edna, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. He was born on Saturday, Sept. 29, 1934 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas to Prentiss and Geraldine Andrews.       Dr. Andrews earned his Doctorate degree in language and taught in Junction, TX, Papma, TX and also in the Junior College. He loved to fly fish, and also taught and guided fly fishing after he retired in Kerrville. He had also discovered the Native Americans Kachina Dolls, and learned how to carve them beautifully!     Michael is survived by his wife Wanda Bice Andrews, daughter Susan Meeker, son Scott Andrews, step son Verlin Tooley, grandchildren Nikki and Kayla Meeker and Ty Andrews, and his brother Prentiss and sister-in-law Francey Andrews.       Michael is preceded in death by his parents, his son Terry Andrews, and his sister Lynn Rollins.      Michael was a wonderful son, and brother, a loving father, a loving husband, and an awesome grandfather, and will be dearly missed by all who knew him and loved him.     There was a visitation on Thursday, Oct. 26,  from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Slavik~Edna Funeral Home Chapel in Edna. Funeral service was Thursday, Oct. 26 at 11:30 a.m. at Memory Gardens Cemetery with Ethan L. Clayton of First Baptist Church of Edna officiating.          Services have been entrusted to Russell Todish of Slavik~Edna Funeral Home, 361-782-2152.