Charles Edgar Andis
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children of Charles Edgar Andis and Dorothy Elizabeth (Roark)
Andis
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1) According to Charles's daughter, Arlena
(Andis) Coffman: Charles was in the Navy Seabees during WWII. He was a
carpenter, and built roads and a theatre and such. He drove a bulldozer
while clearing the forest in the jungles of New Guinea.
2) From the daughter of Charles Edgar Andis - Arlena (Andis) Coffman: The Andis's loved to play music, and I remember many a summer's evening when we would all sit in the back yard, and they would gather around and pick and sing. My Dad (Charles Edgar Andis) played the banjo, and we still have it today. It is beautiful with mother-of-pearl inlay on the back. Grandpa (Charles Elmer) played the fiddle and sometimes the "tater bug" which was a mandolin that had stripes on the back like the potato bugs that infested our garden. I was fascinated by it. Uncle Cude (Clarence Clurage) also played the tater bug, and often, cousin Dwight Andis would join in. He was great on the banjo, too. Bob Andis was often there. I don't remember what he played, but it was probably the guitar. I remember just sitting and listening in the night air. Before I was born, another person sometimes joined them. She went to school with my Dad and later went further with her music. Her name was Ramona Riggins who later married Grandpa Jones. They became the famous Grandpa and Ramona on Hee-Haw. My cousin said her mother remembers that whenever an Andis would hit a wrong note Ramona would cringe. I only remember meeting her once, but I was very young. They moved to Nashville shortly after that, but we were at Uncle Bob and Aunt Eva's and she and Grandpa Jones were there. They played some music with Dad and Bob and then the men went frog gigging all night long. I was about 4 or 5 and tried to stay up the whole night but fell asleep before they got home. 3) We have a newspaper article regarding the shooting of Charles Edgar Andis. 4) We have a copy of Charles Edgar's death records, obituary and funeral card.
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Photos and/or signatures thanks to Arlena (Andis) Coffman for
the following photos (except as noted) |
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Chares Edgar Andis unknown date |
Charles Edgar Andis unknown date
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Charles and Dorothy Andis 1948
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Charles Edgar Andis Plainville Cemetery photo taken by Valerie Boman
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Charles Edgar Andis Plainville Cemetery |