Eva Elwanda (Bates) Andrews

December 26, 1920 - September 18, 2018

Day Funeral Home Eva Elwanda (Bates) Andrews Eva Elwanda (Bates) Andrews, 97, of Madisonville, TX; passed away on Tuesday; September 18, 2018 at her home. Graveside services are scheduled for 1PM on Saturday; September 29, 2018 at Willowhole Cemetery in North Zulch, TX. Rev. Jim Jackson will officiate. Elwanda, who was known to her family as “Nanny”, was born on December 26, 1920 in the Elwood Community to John Henry and Lily Bell (Seay) Bates. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jake Marshall Andrews; and her siblings, Trudy Bates Spivey, Rev. Robert Bates, Mary Mabel Bates Tabb, Annie Bates Wells, Hattie Bates Black, Ford Bates, Viola Bates Eason, Pearl Bates Robinson, and David Bates. Nanny always had a bowl of candy on top of her refrigerator and made an awesome chocolate pie. At Christmas and Easter, she always had gifts for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, at both her home and their home. Elwanda was a long-time member of The First United Methodist Church in Madisonville, and when she was no longer able to attend in person, she faithfully listened to the services on the radio. Elwanda is survived by her daughter, Judith Andrews Yarborough; her grandchildren, Melissa Elsie (Yarborough) McCauley and Marshall Byron Yarborough; her great grandchildren, Eberle Elizabeth Yarborough and Drew Marshall Yarborough; and numerous other nieces, nephews, and family members.