Rex Olin Andes

1919 - 1993  (73 years)

• Name	Rex Olin Andes
  Born	18 Oct 1919	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Feb 1993  [1]
  Buried	24 Feb 1993	Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery
  Person ID	I56540	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	James Mitchell Andes,   b. 16 Sep 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Sep 1970  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Lula Alice Duggan,   b. 20 Sep 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jun 1930  (Age 38 years)
  Married	3 Apr 1910
  Family ID	F20948	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lenore Sparks,   b. 24 Jul 1931, Tennessee  (Age 92 years)
  Married	28 Aug 1954
  Children	+ 1. Samantha Rexene "Sammie" Andes,   b. 4 Aug 1955  (Age 68 years) + 2. Amy Jan Andes,   b. 4 Jun 1957  (Age 66 years) + 3. Carrie Lou Andes,   b. 11 Jun 1960  (Age 63 years) + 4. Lisa Ann Andes,   b. 16 Jun 1961  (Age 62 years)   5. Keith Olin Andes,   b. 3 Oct 1963  (Age 60 years) + 6. James Mitchell Andes,   b. 19 Dec 1970  (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F20964	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Oct 1919 - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 142.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 23 Feb 1993. Longtime businessman and civic leader Rex Andes, 73, died Sunday. Mr. Andes, a Navy veteran of World War II, was born at Walden's Creek in!Sevier County on Oct. 18, 1919. He and his wife, Lenore Sparks Andes, owned and operated the Steak House in Sevierville before moving to Knoxville in 1961!when they purchased the Hollywood Restaurant and established Andes Catering Service. He was a member of West Lonsdale Baptist Church, Cherokee Lodge, the Rutledge Optimist Club and various civic organizations. Mr. Andes contributed to numerous charities and worthy causes. He and his wife resided on their farm in Grainger County since retirement in 1984. In addition to his wife, he leaves sons Keith Andes and James Andes; daughters Sammy Garrabrant, Amy Andes, Carrie Halcott and Lisa Cardio; foster daughter Carmen Lindsay; brother Hugh Andes; sister Vivian Baker; and eight grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today with services following at Rose-Highland, 5315 Kingston Pike. Internment will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Children's Hospital c/o Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave., Knoxville.