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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Dr. Bob Barcus Andrews
Bob Barcus
Andrews
Sep 2, 1926 — Apr 11, 2018
Dr. Bob Barcus Andrews' Obituary
Dr. Bob
Barcus
Andrews, 91, died on April 11, 201
8
. He is survived by his daughter, Mary Kim Andrews
Harsey
(
Renae
Elam) of Mooresville, NC; his daughter-in-law, Cindy Andrews of Bath, NC; his brother, Allen Andrews of Boner Springs, KS; 5 grandchildren, Richard Lewis Andrews, Jr. (Austin) of Bath, NC; Elizabeth Andrews
Preyer
(Britt) of Greensboro, NC; Margaret Andrews Schwartz (Jason) of New Haven, CT; Matthew Troy
Harsey
of Mooresville, NC; and Andrew Jordan
Harsey
(
Andi
) of Franklin, NC; his sisters-in-law, Carolyn L
ane of Denver, CO; Connie
Y
unghans
of Leavenworth, KS; and Susan Hoffman of Hampstead, NC; and seven great-grandchildren.
Dr. Andrews was preceded in death by his parents, Winfred and Mattie Ellen
Barcus
Andrews; his wife, Mary Louise Stanley Andrews, his brother, David Andrews, and his son, Richard Lewis Andrews.
An Army veteran, Dr. Andrews was honorably discharged with the rank of First Lieutenant in 1961. He
came to Lumberton with his wife and two young children in 1956, where he worked as the pathologist at Southeastern Regional Medical Center until he retired in 1997. Dr. Andrews
was known in the community as a great humanitarian and philanthropist, and was the
first
recipient of the
Dr. Bob B. Andrews Friends of Philanthropy Award, created in his honor. He also served as a president of Robeson County
Medical Society,
the North Carolina Medical Societ
y,
and the North Carolina Society of Pathologists
. H
e was
also a f
ormer chairman for the Southeastern Regional Medical Center Foundation. Additionally, he and his late wife were involved with the Robeson Little Theater where he served as president, actor and director. Finally, he was involved with the Friends of the Library in Robeson County.
Dr. Andrews was an honorable man, well-loved, as he touched many lives in the Robeson County community throughout the years.
Visitation will be at Floyd's Mortuary and Crematory on Friday, April 13, 2018 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. The funeral will be held at the First Baptist Church in Lumberton on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends at 402 Barker Ten Mile Road, Lumberton, NC, beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Southeastern Regional Medical Center Foundation, P.O. Box 1408, Lumberton, NC 28359.
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