by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB
Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: THURSDAY, January 14, 1993 TAG: 9301140314 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: GALAX LENGTH: Short
OBIT ANDREWS, WALTER GLEN SR.
ANDREWS, Walter Glen Sr., 101, of Galax, passed away Tuesday in the Twin County Community Hospital. His residence was on 302 Poplar Street in Galax. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Bagwell Andrews. Mr. Andrews was born in Grayson County, Va. on November 23, 1891, where he later would teach school until attending business college in Knoxville, Tenn. After that, he worked for various coal companies until joining the U. S. Navy in 1918. He was a World War I veteran. Mr. Andrews became Galax's town manager in 1947, after four years on council and having served two years as mayor. He retired as city manager in 1970. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and served in several church offices. He was a lifetime member of the Lions Club and a sixty year member of the Oldtown Masonic Lodge and Shrine Club. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Jody and Bill McCarter, Galax; sons and daughters-in-law, W. G. and Fern Andrews, Wytheville and Linton and Sue Andrews, Independence; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral service will be held Friday, 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ken Caraway officiating. Burial will be in the Felts Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight at the Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home from 7 to 9. Flowers are appreciated or donations may be made to either the Galax Volunteer Fire Department or the First United Methodist Church in Galax.