Brenda Gail

Andrews

Mrs. Brenda Gail Smith-Andrews was born on Thursday, March 3, 1949, to the late Mr. Samuel Tob Smith, and the late Mrs. Annie Sevilla Jackson-Smith, in Ebro, Florida. Brenda was the third of twelve children.
At the age of five, Brenda Gail began her secular education at the Historically Black Shady Grove Elementary School, in Vernon, Florida. Upon graduation from the eighth grade, Brenda continued her education by being bussed from Ebro, Florida passed the then segregated Vernon High School to the then predominately Black Thomas Joseph (T. J.) Roulhac High School in the Chipley, Florida. Upon graduating from T.J. Roulhac High School, Brenda furthered her education by attending Tallahassee Junior College, where she received an Associate's Degree in Photography. She was found of taking photos in black and white.

Brenda dreamed of meeting and marring a man who took pride in himself, his family, and in keeping his yards neatly mowed and beautifully landscaped. She found such a man in Eli Andrews, Jr.  She married Eli on March 24, 1986, at Ebro's Environmental Center, in Ebro, Florida. God blessed them and their marriage of 38 years. To God be the glory.

Brenda is survived by her husband: Eli Andrews, Jr.; their two sons: Darrow Javaris Andrews, of Freeport, FL, and Alonzo Bernard Riggins of Ft. Walton Beach, FL;  four additional sons through surrogate conception: Carneil Anderson, Jr. of Lake Providence, Louisiana, Bryant Anderson (Linnie) of Houston, Texas, Herman Anderson (LaQundra) of Virginia & Michael (Gena) Tucker of Navarre, FL.; two grandsons: Deondre Riggins of DeFuniak Springs, FL., and Demetris Simmons of Ft. Walton Beach, FL.; one great-granddaughter of Ft. Walton Beach, FL.