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Bernelle Elizabeth <I>Greenway</I> Andrews Watson

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Bernelle Elizabeth Greenway Andrews Watson

Birth
Finch, Greene County, Arkansas, USA
Death
4 Aug 1999 (aged 83)
Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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{15 Sep 2019 and 06 Oct 2019 revision: Biography of Bernelle by maternal nephew, Grant Collar, born 1931, who visited and interviewed her about family in her Paragould home during 1994-1997.

Bernelle Elizabeth GREENWAY, born 19 Oct 1915 just west of Finch community, Greene County, Arkansas, died 04_Aug_1999 Paragould, Greene County, buried Linwood Cemetery, Paragould. She m1:_26_Jun_1936 Paragould to Cecil Osteen ANDREWS, born 12_Oct_1902 Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, died 06_Dec_1948 Enterprise, buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Coffee County. In Apr_1949, after the death of Cecil, Bernelle moved her family back to Paragould, where she lived 50 years until her death.

Bernelle and Cecil had two children:
(1) Barbara Joyce ANDREWS Baker Craft, born 17 Oct 1942 Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, lived Sun City, Arizona 1999.
(No FAGM found for Barbara Craft as of 15 Sep 2019).

(2) Doyle Monroe ANDREWS, born 02 Feb 1945 Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, had polio at 18 months and was handicapped in one leg, moved to Memphis, Tennessee 1962, became a jeweler, m1: Camille RIFFEY, divorced (she died 1998 Memphis and was buried there). Doyle m2: Gwendolyn FANNIN Carpenter of Memphis. She still lived there 1999. Doyle lived Memphis until about 1985 when he moved to Lebanon, Tennessee, where he still lived 1999. (No FAGM found for Doyle Andrews as of 15 Sep 2019).

Bernelle m2: (detail withheld by Bernelle's preference, divorced); m3: 01 Feb 1952 to Thomas Ervin "Tom" WATSON, born 26 Oct 1903, died 23 Feb 1958 Paragould, was a Chevrolet salesman in Paragould, buried Linwood Cemetery; m4: (detail withheld by Bernelle's preference, divorced).

Bernelle impressed this writer as a generous, outstanding person.

Sources:
Personal interviews of 1994-1997.
Bernelle's tombstone data.
Find A Grave Memorials of her husbands, Cecil and Tom.
Links to her Family Members from book: Thompson, Edwards, Greenway, Hyde Family of Greene County, Arkansas, Copyright 2012 by Grant Collar (Paragould Library obtained a copy).

_____________End biography of Bernelle by Grant Collar}
{15 Sep 2019 and 06 Oct 2019 revision: Biography of Bernelle by maternal nephew, Grant Collar, born 1931, who visited and interviewed her about family in her Paragould home during 1994-1997.

Bernelle Elizabeth GREENWAY, born 19 Oct 1915 just west of Finch community, Greene County, Arkansas, died 04_Aug_1999 Paragould, Greene County, buried Linwood Cemetery, Paragould. She m1:_26_Jun_1936 Paragould to Cecil Osteen ANDREWS, born 12_Oct_1902 Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, died 06_Dec_1948 Enterprise, buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Coffee County. In Apr_1949, after the death of Cecil, Bernelle moved her family back to Paragould, where she lived 50 years until her death.

Bernelle and Cecil had two children:
(1) Barbara Joyce ANDREWS Baker Craft, born 17 Oct 1942 Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, lived Sun City, Arizona 1999.
(No FAGM found for Barbara Craft as of 15 Sep 2019).

(2) Doyle Monroe ANDREWS, born 02 Feb 1945 Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, had polio at 18 months and was handicapped in one leg, moved to Memphis, Tennessee 1962, became a jeweler, m1: Camille RIFFEY, divorced (she died 1998 Memphis and was buried there). Doyle m2: Gwendolyn FANNIN Carpenter of Memphis. She still lived there 1999. Doyle lived Memphis until about 1985 when he moved to Lebanon, Tennessee, where he still lived 1999. (No FAGM found for Doyle Andrews as of 15 Sep 2019).

Bernelle m2: (detail withheld by Bernelle's preference, divorced); m3: 01 Feb 1952 to Thomas Ervin "Tom" WATSON, born 26 Oct 1903, died 23 Feb 1958 Paragould, was a Chevrolet salesman in Paragould, buried Linwood Cemetery; m4: (detail withheld by Bernelle's preference, divorced).

Bernelle impressed this writer as a generous, outstanding person.

Sources:
Personal interviews of 1994-1997.
Bernelle's tombstone data.
Find A Grave Memorials of her husbands, Cecil and Tom.
Links to her Family Members from book: Thompson, Edwards, Greenway, Hyde Family of Greene County, Arkansas, Copyright 2012 by Grant Collar (Paragould Library obtained a copy).

_____________End biography of Bernelle by Grant Collar}

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