Merline Andrews

Merline Swain Andrews went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 26, we have lost a great lady but heaven has gained the very best.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Hiram, her mother Edith and father Frank Swain, sister Nadine Mullins, brothers Howard and Lee Swain.

She is survived by her sons Bruce (Bonnie) of Columbia, TN.  Randell (Debbie) and Charlie (Beth) of Mason, OH.  Two grandsons Randy (Aimee) and Charlie (Jackie) of Mason, OH.  Six great-grandchildren, Anders, Elsa, Liam Frank, Jackson, Avery and Reese.  Sister Irene McCrary of Knoxville, TN and brother Wilbert (Wilma) of Clinton, Tenn. Numerous nieces and nephews and many, many friends to mourn her passing.

Visitation will be 10-12 with a funeral service at 12 noon Friday, December 30, at Hodapp Funeral Home, 8815 Cincinnati-Columbus Rd., West Chester, OH.  Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery, Mason, OH.

In lieu of flowers please donate to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.